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From: mark thompson <thompson@tgsoft.com>
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In-reply-to: "S"'s message of Tue, 25 Mar 1997 13:37:46 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re: Backspace = ^H
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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)