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No - that's the wrong version you pasted in ... it should have been

A simple fix is to do
[code]
on mouseup
if (word 2 of the selectedChunk) <= (word 4 of the selectedChunk) then -- there is a selection
type space
end if
delete char (word 4 of the selectedChunk) of the ...

Ken,
you suggested a simpler version for the Del button, namely

[code]
on mouseUp
delete char (word 4 of the selectedChunk) of the focusedObject
end mouseUp
[/code]
but this doesn't work correctly in the case of an active text selection; the desired (correct) effect in that case is to delete the ...

As discussed in more detail on the use-list, there are a number of flaws with this approach to emulating the arrow/del/f-del keys, to the point that this is basically unusable.

I've changed the scripts for those keys in this modified version. (Can't quite figure out Richmond's naming scheme - so I ...

You really don't want to "start using stack ..." for a behaviour stack.
That starts using it as a library stack, putting it in the back of the message path - and therefore those handlers will be called (out of context) if the message is not handled elsewhere.

It is enough to ensure the stack is in ...