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Re: Ctrl-D [message #7431 is a reply to message #7359]

Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00

Andy Loughe
Messages: 174
Registered: November 1995

Senior Member

>> does anyone know of a way to disable the Ctrl-D key when running on a
>> Unix system, or even better set it to what it does in Emacs (delete a
>> character in command line)? I like the way the emacs control

A re-mapping of the keys within emacs, or by using xmodmap
doesn't help with this problem?

>> characters (C-a, C-e, C-k) are available for editing the command line,
>> but this similarity lulls me into using C-d as well sometimes. Then
>> my session is gone instantly. Highly annoying.
>
> I have this same problem. I've gone so far as to complain to RSI about
> it, and the response I got was "Well...but people are used to the status
> quo and would complain about the change." (More or less anyway.)

I agree with RSI. You can't just take away a long-standing feature.

> I don't know who *expects* ^D to kick them out when they're in the middle
> of a command line...

I expect it. It has been a part of IDL for at least 5 years.

>
> I'm all for a revolution. Viva la' ^D==delete! :-)
>
> Regards,
>
> Brian
>
>

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		Ctrl-D By: Mark Fardal on Sun, 10 November 1996 00:00
		Re: Ctrl-D By: Andy Loughe on Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00
		Re: Ctrl-D By: Mark Fardal on Tue, 12 November 1996 00:00
		Re: Ctrl-D By: Tim Patterson on Sat, 16 November 1996 00:00
		Re: Ctrl-D By: Andy Loughe on Fri, 15 November 1996 00:00
		Re: Ctrl-D By: Mike Ressler on Thu, 14 November 1996 00:00

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