From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <4559F6E8.9020004@proweb.co.uk> Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 17:03:36 +0000 From: maht User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (Windows/20061025) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Subject: Re: [9fans] Samterm up down key patch References: <13426df10611140525k68c31de1s525c816957352836@mail.gmail.com> <13426df10611140544i5d4d2928nea0d64cd955a3b38@mail.gmail.com> <20061114141618.GD11151@shodan.homeunix.net> <4559D5DB.40407@proweb.co.uk> <7871fcf50611140848n429f6707ue1f383c17be7e4cb@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <7871fcf50611140848n429f6707ue1f383c17be7e4cb@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Topicbox-Message-UUID: df07f99a-ead1-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 you're telling the UI to replace the current text with a backspace, and as such the behaviour makes perfect sense :) > Also don't forget what selecting text and hitting Backspace does=E2=80=A6 > > Under Windows and lunix I've found myself selecting text, hitting > backspace=E2=80=94then hitting backspace again to delete the character = rio > would have. I guess that means I'm learning the Plan 9 Way=E2=84=A2. =E2= =98=BA > > --Joel