DELETE

DELETE

You hand it to taetsiETshwerwe. It is the string 'Delete'.

It is not BACKSPACE: on most keyboards, BACKSPACE rubs out the character behind the cursor, while DELETE removes the one in front of it.

Note: DELETE is not phimola. phimola is Bopa’s keyword for clear, which wipes the canvas. DELETE is a key on the keyboard. They are written differently, so they never collide.

The name stays English. Written Setswana has DELETE key as “taetsi ya DELETE” — and, tellingly, the action of deleting is translated as phimola. The verb translates; the key’s name does not.

Examples

DELETE to wipe the canvas

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tiro setaLoeto() {
  thalaKanefase(400, 240);
  bokamorago(243);
  tlogelaMothalo();
  tlhalosa('Didiko tse di tsenngwang ka go tobetsa, tse di phimolwang ka taetsi ya DELETE. Tobetsa setshwantsho pele.');
}

tiro pebaETobeditswe() {
  tlatsaMmala(120, 170, 120, 180);
  thalaSediko(pebaX, pebaY, 40);
}

tiro taetsiETobeditswe() {
  fa (khoutuYaTaetsi === DELETE) {
    bokamorago(243);
  }
}

See also

BACKSPACE, phimola, taetsiETobeditswe, khoutuYaTaetsi