> > >>>>> "Alan" == Alan Chandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Alan> If I run emacs so that it creates an x-window to run in then > Alan> the behaviour is different. In this case DEL and BKSP both > Alan> work the same and delete the character to the left of the > Alan> cursor). > > Alan> Any ideas? > Well, I am not sure about emacs, but I do know for sure in > xemacs. There is a setting, which changes this behaviour. > > There is a setting called "Delete Key Deletes forward" which controls > this behaviour.
There is also a little diddy called pc-mode that does this and a few other things. Look at /usr/share/emacs/20.7/lisp/emulations/pc-mode.el. Put (pc-bindings-mode) in your .emacs to use it (if you think you want the other stuff it does). This is for gnu emacs... jim > > thomasd > -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.deselaers.de ICQ# on request > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >