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Re: hungry-delete in latex mode
From: |
Sam Halliday |
Subject: |
Re: hungry-delete in latex mode |
Date: |
Wed, 28 May 2003 22:11:24 +0100 |
Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >>>>> "Sam" == Sam Halliday <devnull@example.com> writes:
> > there seems to be a lot written about this on the web, and in the
> > archives, but i wasnt able to find an answer. basically i would like
> > to be able to get the c-hungry-delete-key working for latex mode
> > (and i might consider all text modes as well). i have tried
> > rebinding keys to issue 'c-electric-backspace, but thats is not
> > going to work since it isnt defined but in c-mode.
>
> For deletion backward, just rebind your DEL key and set the var:
>
> (setq backward-delete-char-untabify-method
> <check-the-var's-documentation-to-see-what-value-you-want-to-
> use>)
> (global-set-key "\C-?" 'backward-delete-char-untabify)
Excellent!
(setq backward-delete-char-untabify-method 'hungry)
(global-set-key "\C-?" 'backward-delete-char-untabify)
its amazing that emacs documentation can be so big that i missed this
even though i (thought i) read everything on indentation, delete keys
and whitespace.
cheers again,
Sam