Thank you Greg for the big correction here …
The documentation for delete-char suggests that delete-forward-char ought to be used for interactive use instead of delete-char
(global-set-key (kbd "C-d") #'delete-forward-char)
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Doesn’t `C-d` do this by default already? I use the default bindings for `C-d` and `M-d` frequently.
One thing I just noticed: `C-d` is it is mapped to `delete-char`, even though that function’s doc string says “The command ‘delete-forward-char’ is preferable for interactive use, e.g. because it respects values of ‘delete-active-region’ and ‘overwrite-mode’.” Seems odd that a default key binding would use a function for which there is a built-in “preferable” alternative.
Yes. I had meant to refer to
backward-delete-char.Thank your for pointing out that minor detail (Joy)(Surprise).
That flexibility make me think of
delete-selection-mode, too. I’m curiousabout why somebody’s Emacs might get configured without and with these.