Re: Shift + delete

Richard Martin wrote:

> I have been having a problem with the cut key (shift and delete) - it
> just deletes the selection instead of placing into the cut and paste
> buffer - then when i go and paste it inserts previous text???
> 
> i have my delete key set to delete selection.

While C-insert and Sh-insert are bound by default, Sh-Delete isn't;
you need to manually bind it to kill-primary-selection, e.g.:

(define-key global-map '(shift delete) 'kill-primary-selection)

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Glynn Clements <[email protected]>