Re: [StrongED] Backspace to Delete mapping

[Ron <iyonix@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In message <672dc46d52.fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx>
          Fred Graute <fjgraute@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> In message <a780015e52.Iyonix@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>           Ron <iyonix@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Apologies for the late reply, seems to have slipped in under my radar.
> 
> > I have a few unixlib ports that lose the Backspace function.
> 
> In what way is the functionality lost?
> Doesn't work at all? Does something different then expected?
> 
From memory, it prints out ^H 's  (literally)

> What's the keybinding for Backspace in the TaskWindow modeFile?
> By default StrongED simply passes to key to the underlying task.
> It's then up to that task to handle the key.
> 
> > This may be a Unixlib issue but I thought something in the
> > TW Modefile like this might work.
> >
> > Backspace    CharsToBuffer(<127>>
> >
> > This doesn't work, is there a way to describe the Delete
> > Key in this way for CharsTo Buffer()?
> 
> Is that exactly as you entered it? If so, then that explains it; the
> parameter needs to be a string. Using CharsToBuffer("<127>") should
> work.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Fred.
> 

That works perfectly, and there are no side effects with the standard
TW so it can stay in my TW modefile permanently.
I read somewhere that it was the distro's policy not to use the 
Backspace key for Delete(Left), 
This is an easy fix, and will save me delving deeper.

Thank you,  

Ron M.

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