On Fri, Apr 11, 2003 at 06:49:22PM +0200, Mikael Hedin wrote: > When I run xemacs, and type C-h k Delete, it talks about the DEL key. > On C-h k Backspace, it talks about the BS key. > > When I run emacs and type C-h k Delete, it talks about C-d, and C-h k > Backspace talks about DEL. > > They both do the right thing when deleting chars in a text. > > But why is emacs f**ing with the keysyms? If I try to map DEL to a > command, I have to press backspace in emacs!
The reason you are confused is because you (apparently) think that `DEL' and `Delete' are the same thing; they are not. `DEL' is the ASCII DEL character, which since time immemorial has meant delete-backward-char in emacs. `Delete' is a labelled key on (some) keyboards, which usually means delete-char. So you can think of `DEL' as the emacs abstraction for whatever key happens to delete the previous character on your keyboard, be it labelled BS, <--, or Rubout. Because emacs maintains this abstraction, your emacs keybindings should work on any device. -Miles -- Ich bin ein Virus. Mach' mit und kopiere mich in Deine .signature.
