In OS/X and GUI environments in Linux type systems, the insertion point (cursor) sits between the character just typed and any future characters typed after that. What I mean is say you typed something like Testing123 and then move the insertion point back over that phrase; say we leave that point between the end of test and before 123. Now, the normal delete key on the mac is located where the typical backspace key is on other computers. Pressing it will delete characters to the left so for our example, pressing the normal delete key would erase the t and pressing it again would erase the letter s and so on. I don't remember what key on a mac would do a forward delete but whatever it is, it would delete characters to the right of the insertion point. So back to our example before any deletes, pressing a forward delete would erase 1, then 2, then 3. That reminds me of the standard delete key function on other computers like in Windows, Linux command line or where ever.
Hope this wasn't too confusing. On Apr 23, 2012, at 8:45 AM, Stacey Robinson wrote: > Hi, > What is the difference between delete and forward delete? > Thanks, > Stacey and Geb dog Chesley > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
