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On Mon, Jun 14, 1999 at 06:03:39PM +0200, Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE wrote:

> In my .emacs, I have (global-set-key (kbd "<delete>") ...), but _no_
> line for (kbd "<backspace>").  I think you should let at least one
> key to generate DEL -- many useful bindings exist for DEL in many
> modes.

Kai, A little off topic, but what does the full code look like, and what 
does it accomplish for you?