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Re: Why is C-d not bound to `delete-forward-char'?
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Karl Fogel |
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Re: Why is C-d not bound to `delete-forward-char'? |
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Fri, 16 Jan 2015 18:06:01 -0600 |
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Stefan Monnier <address@hidden> writes:
>> Does anyone know why C-d is bound to `delete-char' instead of
>> 'delete-forward-char'?
>
>Yes: because when delete-active-region was enabled by default, we
>decided that C-d shouldn't delete the active region, so as to reduce the
>pain of adaptation for old-timers.
Thank you.
Would you like me to document that in the doc string for C-d, or would it be
too distracting there?
(I think the doc string is a bit confusing in its current form, but maybe
that's the lesser price here; not sure.)
-K