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Backspace settings not saving properly
Status:
CLOSED: FIXED
Product:
Xfce4-terminal
Component:
General

Comments

Description Paul Tansom 2005-12-12 19:44:20 CET
When using irssi-text within screen the Auto-detect option for the Backspace key
doesn't give the correct values. If this is changed to Control-H manually the
setting appears to be saved, but doesn't work. If you try to use the Backspace
key to delete nothing happens, but if you go into the Advanced Terminal
Preferences the setting looks correct. To fix things you have to change the
value and then set it back - it is enough to choose another option and then set
it back without closing the window.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Use the command line: xfterm4 -title IRC -e screen -S IRC -d -R irssi-text
(although this could be simplified this is exactly what I am using.
2. Try using the Backspace - it doesn't work
3. Edit -> Preferences -> Advanced -> Backspace key generates: Control-H
4. Try using the Backspace - it works
5. Close Terminal
6. Repeat steps 1. through 3. and note that the setting for the Backspace key
generates:  is still Control-H
7. Change the setting to another and then back without closing Preferences
8. Try using the Backspace - it works
Actual Results:  
Settings value looks correct, but functionality is wrong - i.e. Backspace
doesn't work

Expected Results:  
Functionality should match the settings - i.e. Backspace works

Versions are:
xfterm4 - Terminal 0.2.4 (Xfce 4.2.3.2)  - from the os-cillation Debian sources
irssi-text - irssi 0.8.9 (20031210 2316) - from Debian testing
screen - Screen version 4.00.02 (FAU) 5-Dec-03 - from Debian testing

GTK version 2.6.10-1 - from Debian testing
Comment 1 Benedikt Meurer editbugs 2005-12-13 14:17:32 CET
Yep, this is a known problem with screen and vte. IIRC there's no real solution
to this problem yet. I'll look into VTE when I get some spare time.
Comment 2 Benedikt Meurer editbugs 2005-12-13 14:23:31 CET
Created attachment 365 
Fix

Sorry, I should read everything before I reply. The bug was fixed some time ago
in trunk. See the attached patch.
Comment 3 Benedikt Meurer editbugs 2006-08-12 16:16:46 CEST
Resolving to FIXED then.

Bug #1272

Reported by:
Paul Tansom
Reported on: 2005-12-12
Last modified on: 2006-08-12

People

Assignee:
Benedikt Meurer
CC List:
0 users

Version

Version:
unspecified

Attachments

Fix (506 bytes, patch)
2005-12-13 14:23 CET , Benedikt Meurer
no flags

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