Re: What're the proper names for the backspace and delete keys in files.texi?

[Thien-Thi Nguyen <ttn@gnu.org>]

Alan Mackenzie <acm@muc.de> writes:

> For the third time of asking, would somebody (Richard?) please state
> definitively what the canonical names, to be used in files.texi, are
> for the "backspace" key (typically the large rectangular key above CR
> that deletes a single character backwards) and the "delete" key
> (typically the bottom leftmost key of a block of 6 keys directly to
> the right of CR, that deletes a single character forwards).

the actual form of the ink pressed onto the plastic is something that
has no hope of attaining universal standardization.  this means that if
you have to say "typically", then documentation purporting to use a
"canonical name" will be incorrect for some (many) situations.  it's
more slackful for everyone involved to not sing a false canon to the
un{willing,hearing} in the first place.

(btw, data point: my keyboard does not conform to the above layout.)

thi