bug#37447: 26.3; Commands on <delete> and <backspace>

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Cc: 37447@debbugs.gnu.org
> From: Sebastian Urban <mrsebastianurban@gmail.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 12:32:19 +0200
> 
>  > What does "C-h c M-<delete>" display?  Does that text answer your
>  > questions, when you contrast it with what "C-h c" shows for <delete>
>  > and C-<delete>?
> 
> C-h c M-<delete>:
>      M-DEL (translated from <M-delete>) runs the command
>      backward-kill-word
> 
> C-h c <delete>:
>      <deletechar> (translated from <delete>) runs the command
>      delete-forward-char
> 
> C-h c C-<delete>:
>      <C-delete> runs the command kill-word
> 
> I'm not sure how this could help me or how I'm suppose to understand
> this.

The DEL part should be your hint.  DEL is a key that deletes
_backward_.

> M-<delete> doesn't run command, but is translated to 'M-DEL' that does
> run the command.  M-<backspace> uses the same translation.  Couldn't
> it be:
> - <M-delete> runs the command kill-word
> - M-DEL (translated from <C-delete>) runs the command
>    backward-kill-word

See above.