GNU bug report logs - #37447
26.3; Commands on <delete> and <backspace>

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban <at> gmail.com>

Date: Wed, 18 Sep 2019 11:47:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Merged with 29430

Found in versions 26.0.90, 26.3

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #44 received at 37447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban <at> gmail.com>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37447: 26.3; Commands on <delete> and <backspace>
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:22:32 +0200

> The DEL part should be your hint.  DEL is a key that deletes
> _backward_.

Ok, now I'm confused even more...  I know DEL deletes backward, but in
the manual it is related to <backspace> key.  Now, I'm writing about
"Delete" key (button) that is below "Insert" and next to "End", not
about "Backspace" key.

So, to write it as simple as possible, on keyboard 'C-d' deletes char
forward, so does 'Delete' button.  'M-d' kills word forward, so I'm
expecting 'M-Delete' will do the same, but instead it kills backward
because it's translated to 'M-DEL'...
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