From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: comphelp@toddh.net (Todd H.) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Emacs 21.3.1 -nw over ssh, C-h not bringing up help Date: 19 Mar 2005 14:27:31 -0600 Organization: _ Message-ID: <84hdj7crf0.fsf@ripco.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1111264113 17795 80.91.229.2 (19 Mar 2005 20:28:33 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:28:33 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sat Mar 19 21:28:33 2005 Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by ciao.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DCkYH-0004li-Dv for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 21:28:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1DCkp2-00081A-2Y for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 19 Mar 2005 15:45:24 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!newsfeed.news.ucla.edu!canoe.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wns13feed!worldnet.att.net!199.218.7.141!news.glorb.com!gail.ripco.com!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 33 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: shell2.ripco.com Original-X-Trace: e250.ripco.com 1111264048 1878 209.100.225.144 (19 Mar 2005 20:27:28 GMT) Original-X-Complaints-To: usenet@ripco.com Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 20:27:28 +0000 (UTC) Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:129434 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org X-MailScanner-To: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:24989 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:24989 Howdy, I've been an emacs user for over 10 years and have recently been forced into an upgrade from 20.6.1 under redhat to 21.x under Debian. I access the Linux box in question via SSH (SecureCRT on a Win2k box if it matters). I use a VT220 emulation in my ssh client and have TERM set to VT220 in the Linux shell. On the old Emacs 20.6/Redhat box I was on, I set SecureCRT to "backspace sends delete" and life was good. Backspace deleted stuff left of the cursor, and Control-h invoked help. The problem now is that Under "GNU Emacs 21.3.1 (i386-pc-linux-gnu, X toolkit, Xaw3d scroll bars) of 2004-10-16 on raven, modified by Debian" pressing C-h now deletes left of the cursor, and the only way to bring up help is M-x help. I've fiddled with various SEcureCRT settings to no avail. I at least get backspace to work right if I let it send backspace for backspace. Anyone have the magic bullet for this? I've searched for an answer, but most of what i find is people withe reverse problem of backspace bringing up help. The other odd thing is if I try to bind help to a function key, I need to hit shift and that function key to make it happen. (global-set-key [f5] 'help) Did something change in Emacs 21 on "help" key binding? Best Regards, -- Todd H. http://www.toddh.net/