Re: Making Backspace Work Like VI

[Kevin Rodgers]

deech wrote:
> On Dec 5, 2:04 am, Kevin Rodgers <kevin.d.rodg...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > > On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 11:13:09 -0800 (PST), deech <aditya.si...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > Ok, I found overwrite-mode which replaces text instead of inserting.
> > > > But how do I make backspace move left instead of deleting?
> > > You could install a new local keymap when overwrite-mode is enabled and
> > > bind backspace to 'backward-char.
> > Local keymaps are for major modes.  For minor modes like overwrite-mode,
> > use minor-mode-map-alist.

> Could you show me how to use the minor-mode-map-alist? My google
> search wasn't particularly revealing.

Untested:

(defvar overwrite-mode-map (make-sparse-keymap))
(define-key overwrite-mode-map "<backspace>" 'backward-char)
(add-to-list 'minor-mode-map-alist  (cons 'overwrite-mode overwrite-mode-map))

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Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA