Re: Backspace direction reversion

Martin> Those apps are running naked in a terminal emulator with no inherent Martin> editing capability. It's the terminal emulator that has a legacy Martin> problem - there was no provision for forward deletion at all. Sure, all of Unix *is* a legacy problem. MS> You're talking about your users, but if we really care about them, we MS> should have a survey at least on xemacs-beta to find out. Martin> Obviously xemacs-beta folks opinion is important, but much less than Martin> usual when the question is making usability decisions for novices. Martin> Folks are too inclined to think of what works for THEM, instead of the Martin> new user. Absolutely. I was just trying to be politically correct. Martin> P.S. Oh, yeah, xedit on Unix (not VM/CMS) does things Steve's way. Martin> An editor I would rather not be associated with. MS> So, you would rather be associated with Windows and Notepad? :-) Martin> Yes. This disagreement is exactly the reason why we shouldn't get religious about the issue. -- Cheers =8-} Chipsy Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla