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From: Gene Smith <gds AT chartertn DOT net>
Subject:  Re: Backspace in gvim [SOLVED]
Date:  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 01:37:29 -0400
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Gene Smith wrote, On 06/13/2005 12:28 AM:
> This may not be related in cygwin but since that's where I am seeing it 
> I will go ahead and ask. I am running gvim 6.3 windows version and 
> cygwin latest version on XP and 2k which I just installed. Backspace in 
> insert mode used to delete the char to the left (possibly gvim 6.2 on 
> linux and another older cygwin on 2k). I have always :set bs=2 in 
> gvimrc. Now when I hit backspace in insert mode the cursor just moves 
> over the characters and does not seem to affect them. However, when I go 
> to command mode (hit escape) the characters are then removed. Looking at 
> the gvim/vim documenation it never seems to mention that backspace can 
> delete anything other than possibly eol to joint two lines, nor does it 
> mention the deferred delete on hitting escape. However, for years I have 
> used backspace as a immediate delete key, as you can do on the command 
> line vi mode and as backspace works in the email editor I am typing into 
> now. Someone in a previous post dismissed this as "the way gvim works" 
> but no mention was made of the deferred delete occurring when command 
> mode entered. Anyone here know anything about this or seen this?
> 
> Tks,
> -gene

Finally found this which explains it (see last posting):
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.editors.vim/33436

Since I am *now* using a "system wide" gvimrc, and not ~/.gvimrc, which 
defaults to vi compatible mode. Have to "set nocp" in $VIM/gvimrc. So 
not cygwin related as I expected. Now with bs=2, backspace in insert 
mode deletes to left and delete deletes to right like before.



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