[PLUG] Emacs backspace

[Deepak Dinesh]

Thanks. But now C-h will no longer invoke help :-(. Any other way to
do it ? I don't have this problem  in KDE konsole in my Mandrake
setup, so I think there is a way to setup "backspace sends delete"
(maybe not in emacs).

Deepak Dinesh

On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Ryan E. Helfter wrote:

> I have the folling in my .emacs:
> 
> (global-set-key "\C-h" 'delete-backward-char)
> (global-set-key "\C-?" 'delete-char)
> 
> this should hook you up for what you want...
> 
> ry
> 
> On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, Deepak Dinesh wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:16:27 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Deepak Dinesh <deepak@purdue.edu>
> > To: Plug <plug@csociety.purdue.edu>
> > Subject: [PLUG] Emacs backspace
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 	When I invoke emacs with the -nw option the backspace key
> > 	sends C-h. How can I make it send the <del> character ? Right
> > 	now pressing backspace invokes help :-(.
> > Thanks.
> > Deepak Dinesh
> > 
> > 
> > 
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