[19.27] Backspace function key in isearch doesn't work like it used to

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From: Kevin Esler
Date: Sat, 01 Oct 1994 15:34

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I notice that when in incremental search mode, the Backspace function
key now terminates the search, instead of deleting the last character
from the search string and backing up the search.

This is proving unpopular here.  Is there a reason for this change ?

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Kevin Esler //hewlett-packard/cso/stg/std/mll (MA Language Lab)
esler@ch.hp.com   (508) 436-5979

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