Hi, Slackware 10.2, kernel 2.6.16-20 since years I have been using the editor joe in xterm flawlessly. Now, it started to play weird. Opening joe, the first typed letter will not register and then further down the line others too, like: bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb bbbbbbbbbb Then trying to edit a file I get strange characters: # session.menuFile: /home/you/.fluxbox/my-menu ÆbeginÅ (Fluxbox-0.9.14) ÆexecÅ (xterm) æxterm -bg lightyellow -fg black +sb -g 75x22å ÆexecÅ (xterm small) æxterm -bg moccasin -fg black +sb -g 50x12å ÆexecÅ (MC) æ.mcå [exec] (su) ærxvt -bg lightblue -fg firebrick -e suå [exec] (MCsu) æ/usr/local/bin/aaterm +tr -bg brown -fg white -cr blue -f [exec] (EmelFM) {emelfmå # ÆexecÅ (kppp) ækpppå ÆexecÅ (CD FM) æ xfmountdev4 /mnt/cdromå Getting out of this the xterm line reads: heisspfÄü:$ instead of: heisspf@~:$ The same happens with gnome-terminal and rxvt, however, not with aterm. Man pages do not display properly as well except in aterm: with xterm man joe: Name oe - Joe's Own Editor Syntax joe[global-options][[local-options]filename]... with aterm man joe: Name joe - Joe's Own Editor Syntax JOE(1) joe[global-options][[local-options]filename]... On the console joe works properly. Any explanation and recommended correction appreciated. Thanks & regards -- Peter - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs