Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!ucsd!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sdd.hp.com!decwrl!bacchus.pa.dec.com!granite.pa.dec.com!mwm From: mwm@raven.pa.dec.com (Mike (Real Amigas have keyboard garages) Meyer) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: request for mg3a help Message-ID: Date: 4 Sep 90 20:20:37 GMT References: <33523@cup.portal.com> Sender: news@wrl.dec.com (News) Distribution: usa Organization: Missionaria Phonibalonica Lines: 34 In-Reply-To: plav@cup.portal.com's message of 4 Sep 90 02:49:08 GMT In article <1990Aug31.163855.10790@cbnewsk.att.com> ellson@cbnewsk.att.com (john.ellson) writes: For example I would really like backspace to delete-backward-char instead of calling help (OK, so I'm not an emacs purist :-) ). Could somebody tell me how to remap the backspace key please? In general, you can't (keymaps aren't up to snuff). However... In article <33523@cup.portal.com> plav@cup.portal.com (Rick M Plavnicky) writes: Like many others, I didn't like the default operation of the backspace key so in my startup file I used the 'bsmap-mode 1' line. Much better, but now I'd like to bind the DEL key to delete-char (as in ^d). Is there any way to do this? It's not obvious what to call DEL when you want to bind it... Now you've got the same problem as John Ellison had - rebinding things bound to mgs keymaps isn't possible. That's one of the things on the list of things to fix before mg3 comes out non-beta. As far as I can see, the numeric keys on the '2000 keypad are treated the same as the numerics on the top row. Is this true? Yes, this is true. Suggestion - create an Amiga keymap that makes them mimic the function keys instead of the numerics, and use it instead. mg uses the system default keymap, so if you never use your keypad, you can just isntall that keymap.