Fixing the C reading test.

[st.git] / FAQ

diff --git a/FAQ b/FAQ
index a47c024..ee1c154 100644 (file)
--- a/FAQ
+++ b/FAQ
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ solution for them is to use the following command:
        $ printf '\033[?1h\033=' >/dev/tty
 
 or
        $ printf '\033[?1h\033=' >/dev/tty
 
 or

-       $ echo $(tput smkx) >/dev/tty
+       $ tput smkx

 
 In the case of bash, readline is used. Readline has a different note in its
 manpage about this issue:
 
 In the case of bash, readline is used. Readline has a different note in its
 manpage about this issue:


@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ Putting these lines into your .zshrc will fix the problems.
 
 ## How can I use meta in 8bit mode?
 
 
 ## How can I use meta in 8bit mode?
 

- St supports meta in 8bit mode, but the default terminfo entry doesn't
- use this capability. If you want it, you have to use the 'st-meta' value
- in TERM.
+St supports meta in 8bit mode, but the default terminfo entry doesn't
+use this capability. If you want it, you have to use the 'st-meta' value
+in TERM.

 
 ## I cannot compile st in OpenBSD
 
 
 ## I cannot compile st in OpenBSD
 


@@ -98,10 +98,14 @@ If you want to compile st for OpenBSD you have to remove -lrt from config.mk, an
 st will compile without any loss of functionality, because all the functions are
 included in libc on this platform.
 
 st will compile without any loss of functionality, because all the functions are
 included in libc on this platform.
 

-## Backspace key does not work
+## The Backspace Case
+
+St is emulating the Linux way of handling backspace being delete and delete being
+backspace.

 
 This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list
 
 This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list

-<http://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>:
+<http://lists.suckless.org/dev/1404/20697.html>. Here is why some old grumpy
+terminal users wants its backspace to be how he feels it:

 
        Well, I am going to comment why I want to change the behaviour
        of this key. When ASCII was defined in 1968, communication
 
        Well, I am going to comment why I want to change the behaviour
        of this key. When ASCII was defined in 1968, communication


@@ -155,3 +159,9 @@ This is an issue that was discussed in suckless mailing list
        [1] http://www.ibb.net/~anne/keyboard.html
        [2] http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO-5.html
 
        [1] http://www.ibb.net/~anne/keyboard.html
        [2] http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO-5.html
 

+## But I really want the old grumpy behaviour of my terminal
+
+Apply [1].
+
+[1] http://st.suckless.org/patches/delkey
+