From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Why does Emacs lack `backward-delete-word`?
Date: Sun, 06 Mar 2016 10:44:07 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <jwva8mb396l.fsf-monnier+gmane.emacs.help@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dk2j3kFik50U1@mid.individual.net
> I should have been clearer, sorry. `backward-kill-word` kills. I wonder
> why there is no corresponding command to delete instead.
Emacs's UI generally assumes that the difference between "delete" and
"kill" is sufficiently minor that the trouble of providing both versions
is higher than the gain.
IOW, use M-y (or a prefix arg to C-y) to get to the kill you care about.
Stefan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-03-06 15:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-06 11:20 Why does Emacs lack `backward-delete-word`? egarrulo
2016-03-06 11:27 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2016-03-06 11:37 ` egarrulo
2016-03-06 12:30 ` tomas
2016-03-06 13:12 ` Edward Knyshov
2016-03-06 13:16 ` Marcin Borkowski
2016-03-06 15:44 ` Stefan Monnier [this message]
2016-03-07 3:21 ` Robert Thorpe
2016-03-07 15:02 ` Eric Abrahamsen
2016-03-07 23:15 ` Robert Thorpe
[not found] ` <mailman.6881.1457279069.843.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2016-03-06 19:12 ` Barry Margolin
2016-03-06 14:31 ` egarrulo
2016-03-06 16:37 ` Drew Adams
2016-03-07 4:12 ` Yeechang Lee
2016-03-07 9:02 ` Marcin Borkowski
[not found] <mailman.6942.1457320905.843.help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
2016-03-07 12:08 ` egarrulo
2016-03-07 15:37 ` Marcin Borkowski
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