Re: Why is C-d not bound to `delete-forward-char'?

[Karl Fogel <kfogel@red-bean.com>]

Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>> Does anyone know why C-d is bound to `delete-char' instead of
>> 'delete-forward-char'?
>
>Yes: because when delete-active-region was enabled by default, we
>decided that C-d shouldn't delete the active region, so as to reduce the
>pain of adaptation for old-timers.

Thank you.

Would you like me to document that in the doc string for C-d, or would it be too distracting there?

(I think the doc string is a bit confusing in its current form, but maybe that's the lesser price here; not sure.)

-K