SET NOPENDING DELETE    (default)

  Disables erasing a selection when you use DELETE or when you type new
  text.

  Usage notes:

  o  With pending delete disabled, if you select text in the buffer, typing
     new text adds characters to the selection, and DELETE erases only the
     character left of the cursor. In other words, if pending delete is
     disabled, DELETE and typing new text work the same whether there is a
     selection or not.

  o  If you disable pending delete, you can remove a selection by using
     REMOVE, CUT, BOX CUT, or similar EDT or WPS keys.

  o  SET NOPENDING DELETE applies in all buffers. To save your setting for
     future editing sessions, use SAVE ATTRIBUTES to create a section file
     or to create or update a command file. See help on Attributes.

  o  On DECwindows, you can toggle the setting as follows:

        1.  Choose Global Attributes from the Customize menu.
        2.  Click M1 on Set Pending Delete in the dialog box.

  Related topics:

     Pending Delete           Ranges And Boxes     DELETE
     RESTORE BOX SELECTION    RESTORE SELECTION    SET PENDING DELETE