Re: Ctrl-h vs Backspace on Windows

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Bill Brodie <wbrodie@panix.com>
> Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 12:19:24 +0000 (UTC)
> 
> In version 21.3 of emacs running under Windows XP, a fresh install
> treats Ctrl-h as equivalent to Backspace.  For example, when I
> strike M-x help RET k <key>, where <key> is either Ctrl-h or
> Backspace, I obtain documentation for the DEL key.  Other Windows
> applications can distinguish between these keys.  Is there some
> way to configure emacs to recognize the difference?

Emacs should distinguish them by default; it does for me.

Does this happen in "emacs -Q" as well?  If not, your init file(s) are
the culprit.

If "emacs -Q" exhibits the same behavior, type "F1 l" (that's the
letter ell, not the digit one) after hitting Ctrl-h, and tell what you
see in the *Help* buffer that Emacs pops.