# HG changeset patch
# User Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
# Date 984039477 0
# Node ID 8abc334af58e19195e2d3b8f44b7a36805adcf68
# Parent  fb78f82ca9c86049d4ab51edcafecad9a0e961ff
(Inserting Text): Add a note aboute the DEL/Delete/BS controversy.
Suggested by Simon Green <simon@elixir-studios.co.uk>.

diff -r fb78f82ca9c8 -r 8abc334af58e man/basic.texi
--- a/man/basic.texi	Thu Mar 08 08:01:03 2001 +0000
+++ b/man/basic.texi	Thu Mar 08 08:17:57 2001 +0000
@@ -49,6 +49,17 @@
 cursor and all characters after it move backwards.  Therefore, if you type
 a printing character and then type @key{DEL}, they cancel out.
 
+@kindex BS
+@kindex backspace
+   Note that many keyboards label the @key{DEL} key as @key{BS} or
+@key{<-}, and you might be used to refer to it as the ``backspace key''.
+In addition, many modern keyboards have a separate function key labeled
+@key{Delete} or @key{Del}, which is normally bound to the
+@code{delete-char} command and deletes the character @emph{after} the
+cursor (@pxref{Deletion}).  Do not confuse @key{Delete} with
+@key{DEL}---these are two different keys!  @xref{Named ASCII Chars}, for
+more details about special function keys recognized by Emacs.
+
 @kindex RET
 @cindex newline
    To end a line and start typing a new one, type @key{RET}.  This