TS:"Backspace" vs "Delete"

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Isn't it just common sense that you would want to go BACK over a mistake you have just made, rather than go to the beginning of it? That's why god made powerbooks.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 23 May 2003 09:43 (twenty-two years ago)

But editing a document you'll often be moving through a sentence from beginning to end, so if you do the same with the cursor then "delete" comes into its own.

― Mark C (Mark C), Friday, 23 May 2003 09:54 (twenty-two years ago)

at least having the option to do either is nice, unlike in my COCKFARMING STUDENT RECORD SYSTEM where one can only delete in most fields...

― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Friday, 23 May 2003 09:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Gotta be backspace

― Pinkpanther (Pinkpanther), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:19 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait - was Nordicskillz's question about function or terminology?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:21 (twenty-two years ago)

Aren't we forgetting something?

Ladies and gentleman, I give you...

... Ctrl-X!

― mei (mei), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Ctrl-X? It's all C-w over here, I'm afraid. Or C-a C-k C-k.

(emacs users reprazent!)

― caitlin (caitlin), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Wait - was Nordicskillz's question about function or terminology

Function, I guess. But we can broaden the discussion, by all means.

― Nordicskillz (Nordicskillz), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:32 (twenty-two years ago)

Teaching your mum the difference between the two: dud or dud?

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:41 (twenty-two years ago)

Can you explain what your question means to an idiot? Cause I don't understand it. It's all about where the cursor has to be when you correct the mistake, yes? So yeah - it is usually just after the mistake, so 'delete' is rarely useful in regular typing. So that's why backspace is in an easy place to press. Why are Powerbooks better or different?

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 23 May 2003 11:45 (twenty-two years ago)

I like backspace. Unfortunately, this keyboard gives me the choice of: Delete (=backspace) or Del |x=> (=delete).

― jaymc (jaymc), Friday, 23 May 2003 12:54 (twenty-two years ago)

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