[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Re: BACKSPACE in GNU-EMACS editor
From: |
Stefan Monnier |
Subject: |
Re: BACKSPACE in GNU-EMACS editor |
Date: |
Thu, 10 Feb 2005 09:46:49 -0500 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/21.3.50 (gnu/linux) |
> 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