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From: ecphssrw@afws.csun.edu (Stephen Walton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: VLT V4.824 and Emacs
Summary: rx "address VLT DEST OFF"
Keywords: VLT Emacs backspace
Message-ID: <1990Aug26.064100.12631@csun.edu>
Date: 26 Aug 90 06:41:00 GMT
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Reply-To: ecphssrw@afws.csun.edu (Stephen Walton)
Organization: Cal State Northridge
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It was noted here previously that all or part of the mode line from
GNU Emacs gets lost when using VLT V4.824.  I found the fix, and it is
simple: you have to set destructive backspace OFF.  GNU Emacs, and
presumably all Unix termcap-driven programs, use control-H to move the
cursor left.  It apparently is now ON by default, which is a change
from previous versions.  There doesn't appear to be a menu item for
this; the script command is DESTRUCTIVE OFF (DEST is the shortest
allowed abbreviation).
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Stephen Walton, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Cal State Univ. Northridge
   I am srw@csun.edu no matter WHAT the stupid From: line says!