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From: Anselm Helbig <anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: emacs font-lock-mode issues in solaris 10
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:01:37 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87bpoltzcu.wl%anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <9da36ecf-fcce-4f86-a867-838308ae9684@g20g2000vba.googlegroups.com>

Hi!

> 1) font-lock-mode fails with "X windows are not in use or not
> initialized"
> 2) backspace works in the shell, but fails inside emacs.  Instead, it
> pulls up the "*help*"
> 
> TERM is set to xterm
> stty:
> speed 9600 baud; evenp hupcl
> rows = 46; columns = 71; ypixels = 694; xpixels = 658;
> erase = ^h; swtch = <undef>;
> -inpck -istrip icrnl -ixany ixoff onlcr
> echo echoe echok echoctl echoke iexten

I can't help with 1), but 2) is actually a FAQ. This command fixed it
for me:

  stty erase '^?'

See
http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-faq.html#Backspace-invokes-help

HTH, 

Anselm


-- 
Anselm Helbig 
mailto:anselm.helbig+news2009@googlemail.com


  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-06-18 14:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-06-18 13:05 emacs font-lock-mode issues in solaris 10 jk
2009-06-18 13:10 ` jk
2009-06-18 14:01 ` Anselm Helbig [this message]
2009-06-18 14:20   ` jk
2009-06-18 15:29     ` Anselm Helbig
2009-06-18 17:47       ` jk
2009-06-18 19:01     ` Peter Dyballa

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