Re: How to enable overwrite mode?

>>>>> "alibeck" == alibeck  <[email protected]> writes:
   alibeck> Hello list,

   alibeck> a quite simple question as I assume, however, I'm looking for an
   alibeck> answer ;-)
   alibeck> How can I enable in XEmacs an overwrite option for marked
   alibeck> regions, e.g.  if I mark a word and just type in the new, it
   alibeck> shall automatically overwrite the old word. 
Look at `pending-delete-mode'

(pending-delete-mode 1)         ; should do it.
There may be a way to get to it via menus or customize, but this will do it
in your init.el



   alibeck> Also I want to enable to delete a marked region by pressing the
   alibeck> backspace or delete button on my keyboard.
This may have been added to the regular distribution, but I've had this for
years and it works fine:

(defun dp-delete ()
  "Delete the current region if mark is active, else the current character."
  (interactive "*")
  (if zmacs-region-active-p
      (delete-region (mark) (point))
    (call-interactively 'delete-char)))

Bind this to your desired key(s).

   alibeck> So, what must I do to get my XEmacs working like this. What must
   alibeck> I enter in my init.el?

   alibeck> I am running XEmacs 21.4.15 on Fedora Core 2.

   alibeck> Alexander

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