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don't get me started on backspace vs delete...

• m463 6mo ago
  ^H^H^H^H^?^?^?
  • plufz 6mo ago
    That evil laughter from a disobedient tty. :(
• PaulDavisThe1st 6mo ago
  not just that ... plenty of web apps (and maybe desktop native ones too, though I don't notice it as much there) use "smart-delete" - if the cursor has a character after it, the delete key deletes it, but if not, it operates like backspace (which ought to be labelled "delete prev").
  • no-name-here 6mo ago
    I haven’t happened to have seen that - which web apps do it?
    • PaulDavisThe1st 6mo ago
      Hmm, at this point I think I might be imagining it ... I'll let you know if I can find it ...
      • QuantumNomad_ 6mo ago
        Some older Apple keyboards had their backspace button labelled “delete” which to me made it sound like that was the “del” button and not the backspace button.
        • Findecanor 6mo ago
          That was the convention on many older computing platforms. A "Backspace" key on a typewriter did not actually delete: It merely moved the typing position back one space.