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Minor clarification of case where both BACKSPACE and DELETE are
handled.
author | Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org> |
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date | Sun, 15 Apr 2001 14:28:45 +0000 |
parents | 693e61ce18ff |
children | 553346e3d511 |
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60 with text-only terminals, you will need to tell Emacs which key to use | 60 with text-only terminals, you will need to tell Emacs which key to use |
61 for that purpose. If the large key not far above the @key{RET} or | 61 for that purpose. If the large key not far above the @key{RET} or |
62 @key{ENTER} key doesn't delete backwards, you need to do this. | 62 @key{ENTER} key doesn't delete backwards, you need to do this. |
63 @xref{DEL Gets Help}, for an explanation of how. | 63 @xref{DEL Gets Help}, for an explanation of how. |
64 | 64 |
65 Many keyboards have both a @key{BACKSPACE} key a short ways above | 65 Most PC keyboards have both a @key{BACKSPACE} key a short ways above |
66 @key{RET} or @key{ENTER}, and a @key{DELETE} key elsewhere. In that | 66 @key{RET} or @key{ENTER}, and a @key{DELETE} key elsewhere. On these |
67 case, the @key{BACKSPACE} key is @key{DEL}, and the @key{DELETE} key | 67 keyboards, Emacs supports when possible the usual convention that the |
68 does something else---it deletes ``forwards,'' deleting the character | 68 @key{BACKSPACE} key deletes backwards (it is @key{DEL}), while the |
69 after point, the one underneath the cursor, like @kbd{C-d} (see | 69 @key{DELETE} key deletes ``forwards,'' deleting the character after |
70 below). | 70 point, the one underneath the cursor, like @kbd{C-d} (see below). |
71 | 71 |
72 @kindex RET | 72 @kindex RET |
73 @cindex newline | 73 @cindex newline |
74 To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. This | 74 To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}. This |
75 inserts a newline character in the buffer. If point is in the middle of | 75 inserts a newline character in the buffer. If point is in the middle of |