since node names cannot have apostrophes.
Fix a stale menu item in emacs.texi which referred to this node by its
old name.
with text-only terminals, you will need to tell Emacs which key to use
for that purpose. If the large key not far above the @key{RET} or
@key{ENTER} key doesn't delete backwards, you need to do this.
-@xref{DEL Doesn't Delete}, for an explanation of how.
+@xref{DEL Does Not Delete}, for an explanation of how.
Most PC keyboards have both a @key{BACKSPACE} key a short ways above
@key{RET} or @key{ENTER}, and a @key{DELETE} key elsewhere. On these
Dealing with Emacs Trouble
-* DEL Gets Help:: What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
+* DEL Does Not Delete:: What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
* Stuck Recursive:: `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
* Screen Garbled:: Garbage on the screen.
* Text Garbled:: Garbage in the text.
keys normally do the right things. But in some unusual cases Emacs
gets the wrong information from the system. If these keys don't do
what they ought to do, you need to tell Emacs which key to use for
-@key{DEL}. @xref{DEL Doesn't Delete}, for how to do this.
+@key{DEL}. @xref{DEL Does Not Delete}, for how to do this.
@findex normal-erase-is-backspace-mode
On most text-only terminals, Emacs cannot tell which keys the
character deletes, and the ASCII @key{BS} (backspace) character asks
for help (it is the same as @kbd{C-h}). If this is not right for your
keyboard, such as if you find that the key which ought to delete backwards
-enters Help instead, see @ref{DEL Doesn't Delete}.
+enters Help instead, see @ref{DEL Does Not Delete}.
@kindex M-\
@findex delete-horizontal-space
@kbd{C-h P} to read the @file{PROBLEMS} file.
@menu
-* DEL Doesn't Delete:: What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
-* Stuck Recursive:: `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
-* Screen Garbled:: Garbage on the screen.
-* Text Garbled:: Garbage in the text.
-* Unasked-for Search:: Spontaneous entry to incremental search.
-* Memory Full:: How to cope when you run out of memory.
-* After a Crash:: Recovering editing in an Emacs session that crashed.
-* Emergency Escape:: Emergency escape---
- What to do if Emacs stops responding.
-* Total Frustration:: When you are at your wits' end.
+* DEL Does Not Delete:: What to do if @key{DEL} doesn't delete.
+* Stuck Recursive:: `[...]' in mode line around the parentheses.
+* Screen Garbled:: Garbage on the screen.
+* Text Garbled:: Garbage in the text.
+* Unasked-for Search:: Spontaneous entry to incremental search.
+* Memory Full:: How to cope when you run out of memory.
+* After a Crash:: Recovering editing in an Emacs session that crashed.
+* Emergency Escape:: Emergency escape---
+ What to do if Emacs stops responding.
+* Total Frustration:: When you are at your wits' end.
@end menu
-@node DEL Doesn't Delete
+@node DEL Does Not Delete
@subsection If @key{DEL} Fails to Delete
@cindex @key{DEL} vs @key{BACKSPACE}
@cindex @key{BACKSPACE} vs @key{DEL}