Re: Backspace direction reversion
Kyle Jones <kyle_jones(a)wonderworks.com> writes:
The question that remains in my mind is, "Can we set
delete-key-deletes-forward to t without hosing a large number of
existing users?"
No. However, this is because emacs is the most important application
for many users, and these users have done strange things to make their
BackSpace key generate a Delete/DEL/127 event.
For 99.76% of the *new* users[1], DEL deletes forward will be the right
thing. However, *old* users will have to remove some ugly old hacks
they have been forced to install (or their sysadmin have installed for
them), because RMS betted on the wrong key as winner 15 years ago.
I think we should make DEL work as is expected by new users on
configurations without special hacks. However, the change should be
clearly documented in the NEWS file[2], along with information about how
to undo it, and how to change the tty/X11 bindings to support it.
Footnotes:
[1] According to my telepathic surveys.
[2] Martin, what was you thinking adding such a big change undocumented?