# HG changeset patch
# User Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
# Date 1124377336 0
# Node ID 863e660c91bd9f9363b668db0e4eb8dabae3c47f
# Parent  177b0fcf58b9fff1da78af6a67b12c563a781e8d
(Swapping keys): Xref for normal-erase-is-backspace-mode, not keyboard-translate.

diff -r 177b0fcf58b9 -r 863e660c91bd man/faq.texi
--- a/man/faq.texi	Thu Aug 18 15:01:06 2005 +0000
+++ b/man/faq.texi	Thu Aug 18 15:02:16 2005 +0000
@@ -4637,9 +4637,9 @@
 @cindex Keys, swapping
 @cindex @code{keyboard-translate}
 
-In Emacs 19, you can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
-@code{keyboard-translate} function.  For example, to turn @kbd{C-h} into
-@key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
+You can swap two keys (or key sequences) by using the
+@code{keyboard-translate} function.  For example, to turn @kbd{C-h}
+into @key{DEL} and @key{DEL} to @kbd{C-h}, use
 
 @lisp
 (keyboard-translate ?\C-h ?\C-?)  ; translate `C-h' to DEL
@@ -4651,6 +4651,11 @@
 produced by the keyboard; the second, what is matched for in the
 keymaps.
 
+However, in the specific case of @kbd{C-h} and @key{DEL}, you should
+toggle @code{normal-erase-is-backspace-mode} instead of calling
+@code{keyboard-translate}.  @inforef{DEL Does Not Delete, DEL Does Not Delete, 
+emacs}.
+
 Keyboard translations are not the same as key bindings in keymaps.
 Emacs contains numerous keymaps that apply in different situations, but
 there is only one set of keyboard translations, and it applies to every
@@ -4659,8 +4664,6 @@
 looked up in keymaps contain the characters that result from keyboard
 translation.
 
-@inforef{Keyboard Translations, Keyboard Translations, emacs}.
-
 @node Producing C-XXX with the keyboard, No Meta key, Swapping keys, Key bindings
 @section How do I produce C-XXX with my keyboard?
 @cindex Producing control characters