alternative to delete key

alternative to delete key

[Nikola Skoric]

Is there another binding for deleting a character on wich the cursor
is other than delete key? I hate it when I have to move my hand to
readh the delete key. Any alternatives?

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Re: alternative to delete key

[Sven Joachim]

Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:

> Is there another binding for deleting a character on wich the cursor
> is other than delete key? I hate it when I have to move my hand to
> readh the delete key. Any alternatives?

Try C-d.  You also may want to re-read the tutorial and the first
sections of the Emacs manual for these basic things. ;-)

Re: alternative to delete key

[Nikola Skoric]

Dana Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:14:06 +0200, 
Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> kaze:
> Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:
>
>> Is there another binding for deleting a character on wich the cursor
>> is other than delete key? I hate it when I have to move my hand to
>> readh the delete key. Any alternatives?
>
> Try C-d.  You also may want to re-read the tutorial and the first
> sections of the Emacs manual for these basic things. ;-)

Sorry for wasting your time :-\ Command summary I was looking at says
C-d invokes delete-char, and DEL invokes delete-backward-char. So I
figured those two don't do the same thing. Anyway, I wasn't *that* lazy,
I really did consult google before asking... next time I'll try out the
obvious before concluding they don't do the same thing :-D

-- 
"Now the storm has passed over me
I'm left to drift on a dead calm sea
And watch her forever through the cracks in the beams
Nailed across the doorways of the bedrooms of my dreams"

Re: alternative to delete key

[Dieter Wilhelm]

Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:

> Dana Sat, 06 Oct 2007 15:14:06 +0200, 
> Sven Joachim <svenjoac@gmx.de> kaze:
>> Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> writes:
>>
>>> Is there another binding for deleting a character on wich the cursor
>>> is other than delete key? I hate it when I have to move my hand to
>>> readh the delete key. Any alternatives?
>>
>> Try C-d.  You also may want to re-read the tutorial and the first
>> sections of the Emacs manual for these basic things. ;-)
>
> Sorry for wasting your time :-\ Command summary I was looking at says
> C-d invokes delete-char, and DEL invokes delete-backward-char. So I
> figured those two don't do the same thing. Anyway, I wasn't *that* lazy,
> I really did consult google before asking... next time I'll try out the
> obvious before concluding they don't do the same thing :-D

delete -> C-d (delete-char)
backspace -> DEL (delete-backward-char)

Google is good and fine but please try C-h t and C-h i, they are not
so bad options after all, i. e. they are an example of very, very fine
documentation 8-).  Besides, EmacsWiki comes to mind as well.

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    Best wishes

    H. Dieter Wilhelm
    Darmstadt, Germany

Re: alternative to delete key

[Giorgos Keramidas]

On Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:02:28 +0000 (UTC),
Nikola Skoric <nick-news@net4u.hr> wrote:
> Is there another binding for deleting a character on wich the cursor
> is other than delete key? I hate it when I have to move my hand to
> readh the delete key. Any alternatives?

`C-d' is bound to `delete-char' by default, and its behavior is the one
you describe.