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On Wed, 27 May 1998, George Lenzer wrote:
> I am sure there is a simple answer to this question... I just haven't found it
> yet. When I run Netscape or when I am at the shell (bash), I have found that
> Backspace and Delete work in different ways. For instance, if I want to
> correct a typo in a URL under Netscape, I have to use the mouse or the back
> arrow key to place the cursor before the error then use Backspace or Delete to
> 'delete' the error and retype. If I try to use backspace to work my way back
> and delete the error simultaneously, Backspace just acts like the delete key
> and gets rid of everything to the right of the cursor. Is there a config file
> I should edit somewhere to control the default behaviour of Backspace?
> Similarly, at a shell if I try to use the Delete key to delete characters to
> the right of the cursor, I just get a beep and a tilde is typed at the cursor.
> Once, again I assume that this is in a config file??? (slap me if I'm wrong)
>
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