[Gllug] x.org 6.8.2 and backspace

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On Wed, 22 Jun 2005, Richard Jones yowled:
> 
> I upgraded to X.Org 6.8.2 and everything works well, except the bloody
> backspace-generates-^H bug-from-hell which I remember last affected
> Unix workstations circa '92 has reappeared!

What key does xev say is generated when you hit backspace? If it's not
BackSpace, the problem is Xkb (unlikely, but I've seen it happen):
otherwise, it's readline and/or the terminal emulator to blame.

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