[comp.emacs] rebinding backspace key in gnuemacs

Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM (06/06/91)

>>>>> "DungcaGR" == DungcaGR  <garyd@drutx.ATT.COM> writes:

DungcaGR>   is there a way to rebind my backspace key in gnuemacs so that
DungcaGR> it actually functions as a backspace, as opposed to ^H, which always
DungcaGR> kicks me into emacs help?

The simplest method for swapping C-h and DEL at the lowest levels (so
low that 99% of GNU Emacs never knows you are actually now hitting the
key labeled "DEL" for C-h and C-h for DEL) is to simply

(load "term/bobcat")

in your .emacs file.  [This file can be found in
.../lisp/term/bobcat.el in the GNU Emacs file tree.]  Reading the
documentation for the "load" command will tell you how to turn off (if
you want) the message it makes.

Dan_Jacobson@ATT.COM (06/18/91)

>>>>> On 17 Jun 91 06:44:01 GMT, robert@dg.se (Robert Claeson) said:

Robert> |> map (e.g. have incremental search bind to the "current
Robert> |> delete-backward-char" key.

Robert> Use the keyboard-translate-table.

try
(load "term/bobcat")
in term-setup-hook