diff -uNr a/yrc/codemap.txt b/yrc/codemap.txt
--- a/yrc/codemap.txt 770974cfdcc65af191d32cd4929febd6cb1e01d181307746c8a00cb8638af6e468db987916661af1112870c6e810d4fcb93ddf5020fd486d87c2145afb979b29
+++ b/yrc/codemap.txt e17fe3855e0266ce8a34fcd51a3c38da6ef09219e932222ee8e844a40ec1e218796f8be809eb442dc0cf0c9246ad389c6806d6ee424fdf8c77deb7d1627c530b
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@
 get_buf(name, parent_name) -> buf : buffer_index lookup but creates if not found
 close_buf(buf)
 prompt_insert(chr)
-prompt_delete
-prompt_backspace
 prompt_submit
+prompt_backspace
+prompt_delete
 info(msg: str, buf=None) : buf_log_msg to buf or buffers[0]
 error(msg_or_exc: str | Exception, buf=None) : buf_log_msg to buf or buffers[0]
 kaccum(str)
diff -uNr a/yrc/manifest b/yrc/manifest
--- a/yrc/manifest 8ad4a90cf4bb0fa513b82afdb1149f6c16e3d183531f1992c8e1df8a9e81978c83d65beeb63bc4748b0dfced29d85c00fa64835e5f7f8ba5de3814d5574b0ca5
+++ b/yrc/manifest 562aeaf072a99dfa4950c8215b3a74da57a2d743d4bcc1a25d51a8c85f4b22e1c3c1d705a5cead9b97e232dcb701251b05b18b27bd4e8667505ca3d63396e4ec
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 632836 yrc_subdir_genesis jfw Initial V release of yrc, version 97K (regrind of yrc_genesis to follow the project subdir and manifest naming conventions and indent with tabs rather than spaces)
 633652 yrc_linear_scroll_etc jfw Version 96K with smooth/linear scrolling, Python 2.6 compat, yrc2local log formatter, bugfixes and more: see NEWS for details.
 768770 yrc_minor_refactors_reorders jfw Move prompt_clear to a higher layer by making it use the prompt_chars accessor: it now deletes entries from a fixed character list container rather than replacing the list as a whole. Expand prompt_backspace not to stack on top of prompt_delete, coming out only slightly longer. Tighten some prompt commands (such as backspace/delete) to skip unnecessary redraw. In codemap.txt, reclassify commands dict as a quasiconstant since it doesn't change after startup.
+768773 yrc_minor_command_reorder jfw Move prompt_backspace and prompt_delete implementations to match the more sensible order in keymap and manual.
diff -uNr a/yrc/yrc.py b/yrc/yrc.py
--- a/yrc/yrc.py 8676ae2cd7fae54dd7f6c06ba6e08235dadd31de4b10459bdb03a1e54a7deb35c26dc0108cd0e3228d465fb0899e67e9d4b282ff0677253734fc5f81dcab9aa2
+++ b/yrc/yrc.py 40e09cc21c0e83b9dd8610577fe63c82f5bca1b384e0a37dd791482081f4ecc30efcd2eb9a706e2bb954e0d99bc77e6d115b34696aa2506854b941c22066f052
@@ -833,22 +833,6 @@
 	prompt_chars().insert(c, char)
 	prompt_set_cursor(c + 1)
 
-@command('prompt-delete')
-def prompt_delete():
-	c = prompt_cursor()
-	chars = prompt_chars()
-	if c < len(chars):
-		chars.pop(c)
-		schedule_prompt_draw()
-
-@command('prompt-backspace')
-def prompt_backspace():
-	c = prompt_cursor() - 1
-	if c >= 0:
-		prompt_set_cursor(c)
-		prompt_chars().pop(c)
-		schedule_prompt_draw()
-
 @command('prompt-submit')
 def prompt_submit():
 	line = ''.join(prompt_chars())
@@ -873,6 +857,22 @@
 command('prompt-start')(lambda: prompt_set_cursor(0))
 command('prompt-end')(lambda: prompt_set_cursor(len(prompt_chars())))
 
+@command('prompt-backspace')
+def prompt_backspace():
+	c = prompt_cursor() - 1
+	if c >= 0:
+		prompt_set_cursor(c)
+		prompt_chars().pop(c)
+		schedule_prompt_draw()
+
+@command('prompt-delete')
+def prompt_delete():
+	c = prompt_cursor()
+	chars = prompt_chars()
+	if c < len(chars):
+		chars.pop(c)
+		schedule_prompt_draw()
+
 def prompt_draw():
 	if scr_height < 1:
 		return