Re: 23.0.50; delete vs deletechar

[T. V. Raman]

To clarify, I spotted two issues that are tangled up -- here is
an attempt to separate them.

  1. What should pressing the <delete> key on the linux console
    deliver? [delete] or [deletechar] I ask this independent of
    the command that that key invokes --- purely for knowing what
    should be used in lisp code that binds that key.
  2. When one launches Emacs on the console,
     and then runs emacsclient at a different console,
     should the new frame inherit normal-backspace-is-erase ? I
    believe it should -- it currently does not.
    
  

>>>>> "Richard" == Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
    Richard> After reading the recent messages, I am not sure
    Richard> whether people agree there is indeed now a problem
    Richard> in the decision about which character should delete
    Richard> backwards.
    Richard> 
    Richard> But it occurs to me that when using multiple
    Richard> terminals, it could happen that some of them want
    Richard> BACKSPACE to delete backwards and some want DELETE
    Richard> to do it.
    Richard> 
    Richard> So shouldn't normal-erase-is-backspace-mode operate
    Richard> on local-function-key-map?

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Best Regards,
--raman

      
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