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Subject:	Re: un-indenting doesn't work with vim
Date:	Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:50:09 -0700
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Matt Wozniski wrote:
> Well, there's your problem. You told vim that the backspace key sends 
> 0x7F, when in fact it sends 0x08 in your terminal emulator. Vim would 
> have done the correct thing, if it ever saw a backspace, but it never
> saw 0x7F, only 0x08. :fixdel is archaic, and never necessary on modern 
> systems; moreover you should always understand what a command does 
> before trying to use it.
I can as easily say that backspace should always - I repeat always - do 
a backspace.

BTW It would be exceedingly helpful if the documentation said exactly 
what a command does instead of cryptically saying only:

        t_kb    <BS>            backspace key                   *t_kb* 
*'t_kb'*
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Andrew DeFaria <http://defaria.com>
I don't have a solution but I admire the problem.


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