3.8.1 Deleting Text

Delete Next Character

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence:Ctrl+D

Deletes the character immediately after the current point.

Delete Previous Character

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence:Delete

Deletes the character immediately before the current point.

Delete Previous Character Expanding Tabs

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence: None

Deletes the character immediately before the current point, but if the previous character is aTab, then this is expanded into the equivalent number of spaces, so that the apparent space is reduced by one.

A prefix argument deletes the required number of characters, but if any of them are tabs, the equivalent spaces are inserted before the deletion continues.

Delete Horizontal Space

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence: +\

Deletes all spaces on the line surrounding the current point.

Just One Space

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence: +Space

Deletes all space on the current line surrounding the current point and then inserts a single space. If there was initially no space around the current point, a single space is inserted.

Delete Blank Lines

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence:Ctrl+Shift+X Ctrl+Shift+O

If the current point is on a blank line, all surrounding blank lines are deleted, leaving just one. If the current point is on a non-blank line, all following blank lines up to the next non-blank line are deleted.

Delete Region

Editor Command

Arguments: None
Key sequence: None

Delete the current region. Also available viaeditor:delete-region-command.

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LispWorks Editor User Guide - 15 Oct 1998

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