> this happens in a few of my programs (ie mosaic, LyX): when i hit delete, 
> it deletes forward of the insertion point...i want it to delete backwarsd 
> of the insertion point...

Yeah, kinda annoying, isn't it, especially when the del key on an 
extended keyboard doesn't do a backwards delete, either.  Probably a 
small adjustment to the kernel should be sufficient.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
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