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From: | "T.E.Dickey" <dickey AT clark DOT net> |
Subject: | Re: vim key commands - not too kool |
Newsgroups: | comp.os.msdos.djgpp |
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Date: | Tue, 07 Dec 1999 16:38:27 GMT |
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote: > In those days, most terminals did NOT send ^H when you pressed > Backspace, so the default binding actually made sense for most of the > dumb terminals. In fact, most Unix terminals didn't have a true > Backspace key for a long time, Backspace was essentially invented by > the PCs. Unix terminals had DEL that sent the 7Fh code. not exactly - it wasn't common practice to use the backspace code because early terminal drivers did not echo it as backspace/space/backspace. The terminals themselves certainly did backspacing - but this was used mainly for visual effects. -- Thomas E. Dickey dickey AT clark DOT net http://www.clark.net/pub/dickey
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