Re: Backspace-like behavior

[David Rasmussen]

Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > From: David Rasmussen <david.rasmussen@gmx.net>
> > Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help
> > Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 14:01:32 +0100
> >
> > But both the Windows version of emacs that I am using, and the version 
> > on a Debian box I am connecting to, treats C-d and Del the same way. How 
> > do I do a normal Backspace, that deletes the character to the left of 
> > the cursor?
>
> You press Backspace.

So why doesn't backspace work on the linux box, and also, why did the 
tutorial say that emacs doesn't use backspace?

> > Backspace works on the windows version, but not on the Debian
> > version that I use via ssh.
>
> That's something you should figure out with your terminal emulator,
> the one you use top log in to the Debian box: configure it so that
> when you press Backspace, it sends the DEL character (ASCII decimal
> code 127).

OK.

/David