Glynn Clements <glynn(a)sensei.co.uk> writes:
 If it is supposed to delete backwards, then `the big key labeled
 "Delete"' should be generating the `Backspace' keysym, not the
 `Delete' keysym.
 
 It isn't our responsibility to work around X server
 misconfigurations, IMO. 
But we *are* doing it.  If there is no "BackSpace" keysym, then we
take "Delete" to delete backwards, regardless of
`delete-key-deletes-forward'.