Re: Hungry delete in any mode

[Nordlöw]

On 22 Jan, 03:36, Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Nordlöw wrote:
> > I trying to create a general hungry-mode that can be used in alla
> > programming modes. Everything works except that I the following code
> > only rebinds <backspace> but not <delete> (nor C-d). What have I
> > missed? Has perhaps someone already solved the problem?
>
> > (define-minor-mode any-hungry-mode
> >   "Toggle Hungry mode.
> >      With no argument, this command toggles the mode.
> >      Non-null prefix argument turns on the mode.
> >      Null prefix argument turns off the mode.
>
> >      When Hungry mode is enabled, the control delete key
> >      gobbles all preceding whitespace except the last.
> >      See the command \\[hungry-electric-delete]."
> >   ;; The initial value.
> >   nil
> >   ;; The indicator for the mode line.
> >   " Hungry"
> >   ;; The minor mode bindings.
> >   '(([backspace]. c-hungry-delete-backwards) ;backspace
> >     ("\d" . 'c-hungry-delete-forward)        ;???
> >     ))
>
> You have bound the backspace function key and the DEL ASCII character
> (by default, backspace is automatically translated to DEL).
>
> Try also binding [delete] and "\C-d" (likewise, the ASCII character
> to which delete is translated).
>
> I wonder if an alternative implementaton would work: instead of binding
> any keys at all, make backward-delete-char-untabify-method buffer local
> and toggle its value between `hungry' and the global value.
>
> --
> Kevin Rodgers
> Denver, Colorado, USA

Neither [delete] nor "\C-d" works for me.

/Nordlöw