Re: Delete key not working as expected in emacs under X
I think I had a this problem, too.
There was a bugreport telling me to:
(define-key function-key-map [delete] "\C-d")
in .emacs.
Tell me if this worked.
On Sun, Aug 27, 2000 at 10:54:05AM -0700, ferret@phonewave.net wrote:
>
> I'm using GNU emacs 20 with mule. In xterm and on console emacs gives me
> what I consider to be proper behaviour. My BackSpace key on keyboard will
> quote as '^?' and is described with 'describe-key as 'DEL runs the command
> backward-delete-char-untabify'. My Delete key quotes as '^[[3~' and is
> described as 'deletechar runs the command delete-char'.
>
> However, when I run emacs in native X mode, both the BackSpace and Delete
> keys behave as the BackSpace key, quoting as '^?' and describing as 'DEL
> runs the command backward-delete-char-untabify'.
>
> xemacs works 'correctly' in native X mode, but has a much larger
> footprint.
>
> So what do I need to do with GNU emacs to make it work in native X the way
> I want it to?
>
>
>
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