Re: [PATCH] Change <delete> to delete forward in the editor menu.

On Fri, Jul 24, 2026 at 08:22:46PM +0800, Kevin J. McCarthy wrote:
> I saw this mentioned by tsp on #mutt.  Apparently <delete> is bound to
> OP_EDITOR_BACKSPACE.  I never noticed because I just hit ctrl-d
> instinctly instead of reaching over to the delete key!
> 
> <delete> has been set to delete backwards since the initial git
> commit.  I believe this was related to the awkward era of 'stty erase'
> setting 30 years ago to get del/backspace working properly.
> 
> I think we're past that, aren't we?  Change it to delete forward by
> default.
> ---

Yes, we are.