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

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Noam Postavsky
 <npostavs <at> users.sourceforge.net>
Cc: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-Hacker2017 <at> jovi.net>,
 "37447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <37447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>,
 "29430 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <29430 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#37447: 26.3; Commands on <delete> and <backspace>
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 14:35:21 +0000

> > ;;; These are dangerous in various situations,
> > ;;; so let's not encourage anyone to use them.
> > ;;;(define-key global-map [C-M-delete] 'backward-kill-sexp)
> > ;;;(define-key global-map [C-M-backspace] 'backward-kill-sexp)
> 
> I've now reinstated the bindings, since X stopped killing itself if you
> hit those keys decades ago (in all mainstream configurations).

[C-M-delete] is problematic for MS Windows, no?
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 62 days ago.

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