EVE DELETE — VMS 5.5

 DELETE

 Erases the character left of the cursor.  If pending delete is enabled,
 erases a selection.

 Keys:  EVE Default            VT100 Keypad
        -----------------------------------
        <X]                    DELETE

 Steps:

    1.  Put the cursor to the right of the text you want to erase.

    2.  Use DELETE.

 Usage notes:

 o  DELETE is sensitive to the mode of the buffer, shown in the status
    line.  In insert mode, it erases the character, causing text to the
    right to move left.  In overstrike mode, it replaces the character with
    a space.  To change the mode of the buffer, press CTRL/A (see help on
    CHANGE MODE).

 o  At the start of a line---regardless of the mode---DELETE erases only
    the line break (carriage return) for the previous line, if any, causing
    the current line to move up.  This is useful to join paragraphs for
    FILL.

 o  To put back the erased character, use RESTORE CHARACTER.

 o  If you use SET PENDING DELETE, you can erase a select range or box
    selection, as follows:

       1.  Select the text you want to erase (see help on SELECT).
       2.  Use DELETE or type new text, such as pressing the space bar.

 o  To put back what you erased with a pending delete, use RESTORE
    SELECTION or RESTORE BOX SELECTION.

 Related topics:

    Pending Delete        Ranges And Boxes          CHANGE MODE
    ERASE CHARACTER       RESTORE BOX SELECTION     RESTORE CHARACTER
    RESTORE SELECTION     SET PENDING DELETE
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EVE DELETE — VMS 5.5
