From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: gebser@ameritech.net Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: backspace key binding!! Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:24:03 -0500 (EST) Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: References: Reply-To: gebser@ameritech.net NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: MULTIPART/Mixed; BOUNDARY="===============1522079018827891==" X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1044141841 15462 80.91.224.249 (1 Feb 2003 23:24:01 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2003 23:24:01 +0000 (UTC) Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18f6zP-00041F-00 for ; Sun, 02 Feb 2003 00:23:59 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18f70p-0006Kh-00 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:25:27 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18f70N-0005iI-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:24:59 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.10.13) id 18f705-0004pX-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:24:44 -0500 Original-Received: from mailhost1-bcvloh.bcvloh.ameritech.net ([66.73.20.42] helo=mailhost.bcv1.ameritech.net) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18f6zM-0003lM-00 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2003 18:23:56 -0500 Original-Received: from heidegger.mousecar.net ([65.43.215.122]) by mailhost.bcv1.ameritech.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.17 201-229-119) with ESMTP <20030201232351.PGFC14902.mailhost.bcv1.ameritech.net@heidegger.mousecar.net>; Sat, 1 Feb 2003 18:23:51 -0500 Original-To: "Stevens, Brigham" In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:6207 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:6207 This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. --===============1522079018827891== Content-Type: TEXT/Plain; charset=US-ASCII This should be a FAQ or in a readme or something. Anyway, it's a common question. Anyway.... Put the lines below into your ~/.emacs file and restart emacs: ;; Translate `C-h' to . (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?) ;; Translate to `C-h'. (keyboard-translate ?\C-? ?\C-h) Happy Chinese New Year, Enjoy, ken Stevens, Brigham at 10:40 (UTC-0800) on Thu, 30 Jan 2003 said: = = I just got a new linux server running.... It has emacs and I use it = under ssh.. = = I don't know the emacs version, but this is probably an easy generic = question.... = = The backspace key is bound to some awful help command, and it won't = backup and delete characters like it is supposed to!! It is really bad = because when I hit backspace the screen splits and this page comes up, = and it totally ruins whatever I was typing... = = I do not have a special .emacs or anything, I am only running the emacs = defaults. = = ALSO, I want the DELETE key to be bound to forward delete char... = = ALSO, I would like to configure my root account to use all the settings = from a user account - is there any way to do this? I guess that is more = of a unix/linux question... = = Thanks for any help! = -- Happy Gui-Wei 4700 --===============1522079018827891== Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; CHARSET=us-ascii Content-ID: Content-Description: _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs --===============1522079018827891== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit _______________________________________________ Help-gnu-emacs mailing list Help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org http://mail.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gnu-emacs --===============1522079018827891==--