Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 05:34:26 -0800 (PST) From: mark thompson <thompson@tgsoft.com> To: sos@ravenock.cybercity.dk Cc: hackers@freefall.freebsd.org Subject: Re: Backspace = ^H Message-ID: <199703261334.FAA03453@squirrel.tgsoft.com> In-Reply-To: "S"'s message of Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:37:46 %2B0100 (MET)
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From: Søren Schmidt <sos@ravenock.cybercity.dk> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:37:46 +0100 (MET) In reply to Brian Somers who wrote: > > In reply to Brian Somers who wrote: > > > > *SIGH*, why does this come up again and again?? > > 'cos it doesn't make sense (*stir* *stir* *stir*). Yes it does :) > > > The DEL key would send whatever the Backspace key doesn't. > > > > > > (I'd prefer BS=^?, DEL=^h) > > > > BS = BACKSPACE = 0x08 > > DEL = DELETE = 0x7f > > > > Why on earth should they be reversed contradicting their names ?? > > So that emacs' help system can work. Why would reversing them > contradict their names ? Change emacs ?? (define-key global-map "" 'delete-backward-char) ;; Move the help key someplace more sensible (define-key esc-map "?" 'help-command)
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