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<blockquote data-quote="hughvane" data-source="post: 773421" data-attributes="member: 56231"><p>Good point, and the answer is "both". I use a PC k/b with this eMac, and an Apple k/b (extended, black keys) with my iMac.</p><p></p><p>1. PC k/b - Backspace is directly beneath the F11 and F12 keys. Delete (full word, capital 'D') is beneath the Print Screen and Insert keys. <u>Backspace deletes to the Left</u> (there is an arrow on the key just to advise me). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> That is what I said in my earlier post. </p><p>2. Apple k/b - delete (small 'd') is directly beneath F11 and F12. It <u>deletes to the left</u> of the cursor (which is also what I said earlier). del ⌦ (small 'd') is beneath the F13 and Help keys. It <u>deletes to the Right</u> of the cursor, which is what I said. [If we want to be picky, the cursor 'draws in' the letters to its right and deletes them, the cursor itself appears to stand still.]</p><p></p><p>Now I've just tested everything I've typed above with both keyboards, and it is so.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Update: I'm re-reading your last post. You say ... <quote><em>"the "delete" key is directly beneath the F13 key. It is supposed to backspace and "delete left"... IT DOESN'T. It deletes RIGHT."</em> <end quote></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Yes - that is correct. Keyboard design may have changed, and the Apple k/b I've referred to is probably 7 years old now (unsure). Nevertheless, let's be absolutely clear here, if we're discussing the del ⌦ key, ie. the one beneath F13 on an extended k/b, then it takes out characters to its right. No argument there, and it is what I said in Post #4.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hughvane, post: 773421, member: 56231"] Good point, and the answer is "both". I use a PC k/b with this eMac, and an Apple k/b (extended, black keys) with my iMac. 1. PC k/b - Backspace is directly beneath the F11 and F12 keys. Delete (full word, capital 'D') is beneath the Print Screen and Insert keys. [U]Backspace deletes to the Left[/U] (there is an arrow on the key just to advise me). :) That is what I said in my earlier post. 2. Apple k/b - delete (small 'd') is directly beneath F11 and F12. It [U]deletes to the left[/U] of the cursor (which is also what I said earlier). del ⌦ (small 'd') is beneath the F13 and Help keys. It [U]deletes to the Right[/U] of the cursor, which is what I said. [If we want to be picky, the cursor 'draws in' the letters to its right and deletes them, the cursor itself appears to stand still.] Now I've just tested everything I've typed above with both keyboards, and it is so. [size=1]Update: I'm re-reading your last post. You say ... <quote>[I]"the "delete" key is directly beneath the F13 key. It is supposed to backspace and "delete left"... IT DOESN'T. It deletes RIGHT."[/I] <end quote> Yes - that is correct. Keyboard design may have changed, and the Apple k/b I've referred to is probably 7 years old now (unsure). Nevertheless, let's be absolutely clear here, if we're discussing the del ⌦ key, ie. the one beneath F13 on an extended k/b, then it takes out characters to its right. No argument there, and it is what I said in Post #4.[/size] [/QUOTE]
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