From: Stu <stu@...>
Date: 2011-05-05T02:31:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Forward delete with irb on a iMac Snow Leopeard machine...

first hit on google:

http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20050525040921189

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On Wed, May 4, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Patrick Lynch <kmandpjlynch@verizon.net> wrote:
> Good morning,
>
> I'm a newbie to this site and I'm not sure if this is the way to start a new
> thread...if I'm doing something wrong, please let me know...
>
> I'm also a newbie to the iMac Snow Leopard machine...
> I have the 'aluminum' keyboard and it does not have a 'forward delete'
> button...
> It does have the 'backward delete' button...
> I've been able to solve the not having a 'forward delete' button by using
> 'fn' + '[backward] delete' in all other places but not within irb...
> In irb, when I press 'fn'+'delete' I get the 'squigly' character '~'...
> ...for example, if I'm in irb and want to delete the '2' in the string
> "123", using 'fn'+'delete', I get "1~23"....
> No big deal, but it is driving me nuts...I'd appreciate any help...
>
> Good day
>
>