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

On 2026-08-02 13:29:29 -0300, Jim via Mutt-dev wrote:
> >> "Mystery" (partially?) solved.  I see that (presumably since 2004 or so) I
> >> have X resources for xterm
> >> XTerm*backspacekey:	\177
> >> XTerm*deletekey:	\010
> 
> > those aren't recognized by xterm (see manpage)
> 
> Looking in my X resources file, I see
> 
> XTerm.vt100.translations: #override \
>                 <Key>BackSpace: string(\177) \n\
>                 <Key>Delete: string(\010)
> 
> (which I didn't notice when I quickly looked).
> 
> Some people might wonder about the ones I mentioned above; the comment
> in my file is revealing:
> 
> ! Ironically, this works in rxvt and aterm, but not xterm!
> XTerm*backspacekey: \177
> XTerm*deletekey: \010
> 
> The "mystery" is possible more solved now.

And with these settings, I doubt very much that your Delete physical
key gives the <delete> key in Mutt. You can check with the <what-key>
function.

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