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In article <11500001@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu>, phil@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu writes:
> 
> I go into insert mode with "i" and type in some new text.  I then backspace
> over that text with ^H (backspace).  The text is no longer in the buffer
> but is still showing on the screen.

You can use a map! <key> ^H ^H, where a good choise for key could be
DEL, if this is not your interupt.  Else find some other key that is available.
The map! command is used to change the function of a key in insert mode,
and the <backspace> <space> <backspace> will provide you with exactly what
you want.  If you put the map! in your .exrc, remember that you can only enter
^H (and possibly the <key>) by preceeding it with ^V.
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