Why I think FC3 sucks!

[James Wilkinson]

Edward Yang wrote:
> Can you read???????????????? I said:
> 
> if I set DEL to ASCII DEL

ASCII dates back to the sixties. The current keyboard layout dates back
to the eighties.

The convention these days is that "delete" deletes the character to the
right of the cursor (or under the cursor, if you have a block cursor).
This took a *long* time to sort out: on many older terminals, "delete"
did the same thing as modern "backspace". There were also "erase" and
"rubout" keys to deal with, as terminal manufacturers attempted to
explain what on earth this key does to users with no experience of
computers.

And the ASCII code name has not been updated.

Gnome terminal is correctly set up out-of-the-box for Fedora. The switch
is there for people who use the program with other, older pieces of kit.
There is still a *lot* of that around.

The terminology is confusing. But it is the standard terminology. The
phrase "don't do that then" comes to mind.

James.
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