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Subject: Re: emacs font-lock-mode issues in solaris 10
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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


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