Re: Poll about proposed change in DEL (aka Backspace) and Delete

[Andreas Röhler]

Am 03.10.2011 11:21, schrieb Tassilo Horn:
> Ian Zimmerman<itz@buug.org>  writes:
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> > Richard>  * What are the cases where you find it hurts?
> >
> > It would make me scream every time I select a region and then forget
> > about it (which is _very_ often) and then try to activate
> > delete-backward-char with DEL (which is _also very often_).
>
> How can you forget about your active region?  I mean, it's highlighted.
> If you already turned off transient-mark-mode, then you won't be
> affected anyway.
>
> > By the way, what would delete-backward-char be bound to if this change
> > is implemented?
>
> ,----[ C-h f delete-backward-char RET ]
> | delete-backward-char is an interactive compiled Lisp function in `simple.el'.
> |
> | It is bound to DEL.
> |
> | (delete-backward-char N&optional KILLFLAG)
> |
> | Delete the previous N characters (following if N is negative).
> | If Transient Mark mode is enabled, the mark is active, and N is 1,
> | delete the text in the region and deactivate the mark instead.
> | To disable this, set `delete-active-region' to nil.
> |
> | Optional second arg KILLFLAG, if non-nil, means to kill (save in
> | kill ring) instead of delete.  Interactively, N is the prefix
> | arg, and KILLFLAG is set if N is explicitly specified.
> |
> | In Overwrite mode, single character backward deletion may replace
> | tabs with spaces so as to back over columns, unless point is at
> | the end of the line.
> `----
>
> Bye,
> Tassilo

Hi Tassilo,

I'm in favor of the change now, but was against the feature years ago.
That might be just a personal story.

Habits differ. And not just differ, but differ in a way, some times you 
can't explain that by rationality.

Even if in favor of the change now, think Ian's argument is valid.

Preparing decision by such a poll is a very good idea BTW,

thanks all

Andreas