> >This should be filed as an RFE. Casper?
> 
> Why? Delete is the proper key to use for doing a step
> back; this
> ain't PC land where they confused DEL (destructive)
> and Backspace
> (non destructive) with Backspace (delete left) and
> DEL (delete under).
> I *never* want to delete what is to the right of the
> cursor.
> 
> I think this should be solved with "ubiquitous
> commandline editing";
> not randomly changing a default which may upset some.
> 
> (Just to spite the world I make a point of remapping
> Del and Backspace
> on my keyboards)

"Because Sun wants Solaris to be a success" is the short answer to your 
question.

You can't make money on a product when you're spiting the world and fighting 
losing battles.  That's anti-user.  That's bad business.
 
 
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