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 '^?'
> >
> > Seehttp://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/emacs-faq.html#Backspace-invokes-help
>
> Adding (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) to my .emacs resolved issue
> #2.

Yes, this works, too, but you can not use C-h anymore to get help. For
this reason I'd rather use stty to have the correct terminal
settings. 

Regards, 

Anselm


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