From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
Subject: Re: BACKSPACE in GNU-EMACS editor
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:46:49 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87wttg329v.fsf-monnier+gnu.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 1107907664.430179.177880@c13g2000cwb.googlegroups.com
> Does anyone know the (global-set-key) def for utilizingthe backspace to
> delete a go back 1 char and 1 word ?
There's some grammar problem in your question, so I'm not sure I understand
it all, but in Emacs the backspace key (normally mapped to DEL aka C-?) is
already bound to delete-backward-char, so it seems like the problem is that
your Emacs does not properly recognize your backspace key.
Is this on a text terminal emulator, or is it in X11 mode, or in W32, ...?
What's the value of normal-erase-is-backspace ?
If it's t rather than nil, try M-x normal-erase-is-backspace-mode RET.
Otherwise, if you hit backspace and then C-h l what are the last elements
output by C-h l ?
Stefan
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Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2005-02-09 0:07 BACKSPACE in GNU-EMACS editor new2linux
2005-02-09 10:56 ` Peter Dyballa
[not found] ` <mailman.1496.1107948611.2841.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2005-02-09 21:50 ` new2linux
2005-02-09 22:10 ` Peter Dyballa
2005-02-10 14:49 ` Stefan Monnier
2005-02-10 14:46 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
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