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

Vincent Lefevre <[email protected]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:28:03 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.mail.mutt.devel
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On 2026-07-25 10:21:22 -0400, Todd Zullinger wrote:
> FWIW, I've had 'bind editor <delete> delete-char' in my
> config for more than 20 years.

Ditto. And I've always used the <Delete> key to delete forward.
I think it's quite standard under Linux nowadays.

A possible confusion may come from the fact that the <BackSpace>
key generates the U+007F DELETE character in text terminals under
Linux.

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