Subject: deleting in PICO

From: [email-masked] (Bob Brody)
Date: 22 Apr 1995 22:26:52 GMT

When pressing the Del key (and IBM/DOS computer) while in PICO, the
character immediately before the cursor is deleted.  Is there a
configuration setting that would have it delete the character where the
cursor sits rather than the character before it?

 bob
 [email-masked]

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From: [email-masked] (Matt Messina)
Date: 23 Apr 1995 21:51:07 GMT

>cursor sits rather than the character before it?

Pico treats both Delete and Backspace as "backward-delete-char."  To 
"delete-char," use ^D.
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Matt Messina
[email-masked]

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From: David L Miller <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 1995 14:41:13 -0700 (PDT)

Pine 3.92 will have an option to switch the behavior of DEL from 
backspace to ^D.

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On 23 Apr 1995, Matt Messina wrote:

> Date: 23 Apr 1995 21:51:07 GMT
> From: Matt Messina <[email-masked]>
> To: [email-masked]
> Subject: Re: deleting in PICO
>

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From: [email-masked] (Jonathan and DearOldDad)
Date: 23 Apr 1995 05:53:01 GMT

Bob Brody ([email-masked]) wrote:
: When pressing the Del key (and IBM/DOS computer) while in PICO, the
: character immediately before the cursor is deleted.  Is there a
: configuration setting that would have it delete the character where the
: cursor sits rather than the character before it?

Yeah, but I think what you're really doin' is working on a PC connected 
to an internet server, which is running unix, and the unix keyboard 
deletes the character before the cursor, you're not in DOS at that 
point.  Your PC is not working as a computer really, just as a terminal.  
Yes you can re-map it, but it's probably simpler just to learn a few 
basic unix commands.  Only my 895 cents worth.   BYE.