Re: Vim 7.4.258 change to delete key in insert mode.

On 2014-08-17, Carlo Tambuatco wrote:
> Hi, this is a simple question...
>
> I just upgraded to vim 7.4.258 on OS X via Macports and the insert
> behavior of the delete key changed slightly. It used to be that
> the delete key would delete the previous character in insert mode,
> but it no longer does so. Hitting 'i' goes into insert mode and
> when I try to edit a line in a saved file, the delete key no
> deletes characters.
>
> Vim 7.3 still functions as intended.

I am going to assume that on your system your delete key is supposed
to delete the previous character. Mine deletes the current
character and the backspace key deletes the previous character.

It sounds like your 'backspace' setting has changed between your 7.3
and 7.4.258 installations and that it used to contain "insert" but
now does not. To see where 'backspace' was last set and what its
value is, execute

:verbose set backspace?

You could also execute that on your 7.3 installation to see how it
used to be set. See

:help 'backspace'

for more.

Regards,
Gary

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