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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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