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From: Kyle Jones <kyle_jones@wonderworks.com>
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Subject: C-h, (control h), backspace breakage
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Michael Kifer writes:
 > But most weird and inconsistent is the fact that if I now evaluate:
 > 
 > (defun test2 ()
 >   (interactive)
 >   (message "bound-to-C-h")
 >   (sit-for 2))
 > (define-key global-map "\C-h" 'test2)
 > 
 > Then BOTH the backspace key and Control-h become bound to test2!
 > 
 > I doubt that this is by design.

Probably is by design.  If not, it still makes sense.

"\C-h" is old syntax, hence old behavior.
[(control h)] is (relatively) new syntax and hence new behavior is allowed.

