How to create a shortcut for forward delete?
I'd like to create a shortcut with ctrl+backspace or fn+backspace or ctrl+shift+backspace which performs a forward delete (the same as the "delete" key). I use it (fn+backspace) on a Mac and I find it very useful.
Is this feasible?
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I'd like to create a shortcut with ctrl+backspace or fn+backspace or ctrl+shift+backspace which performs a forward delete (the same as the "delete" key). I use it (fn+backspace) on a Mac and I find it very useful.
Is this feasible?
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I'd like to create a shortcut with ctrl+backspace or fn+backspace or ctrl+shift+backspace which performs a forward delete (the same as the "delete" key). I use it (fn+backspace) on a Mac and I find it very useful.
Is this feasible?
shortcut-keys keyboard
asked Jul 1 '12 at 15:06
CubiqCubiq
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I'd like to create a shortcut with ctrl+backspace or fn+backspace or ctrl+shift+backspace which performs a forward delete (the same as the "delete" key). I use it (fn+backspace) on a Mac and I find it very useful.
Is this feasible?
shortcut-keys keyboard
shortcut-keys keyboard
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asked Jul 1 '12 at 15:06
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I don't think this is possible, I tried to do it with xmodmap. xmodmap apparently can't catch Fn so I tried it the ctrl and ctrl-shift options.
You can see the current behavior of BackSpace using
xmodmap -pke | grep BackSpace
and the output it gives is
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
the different values correspond to the different modifiers:
1st: no modifier
2nd: shift
3rd: ctrl
4th: ctrl-shift
So we would like to change either the 3rd or the 4th value, we can do this by executing
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Delete BackSpace"
or
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace Delete"
respectively, but unfortunately this does not work for me. I think these values are overridden on some deeper level and both ctrl-backspace and ctrl-shift-backspace still delete a word backwards.
So I think you're stuck just using the delete key...
answered Jul 2 '12 at 6:51
Gerhard BurgerGerhard Burger
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I don't think this is possible, I tried to do it with xmodmap. xmodmap apparently can't catch Fn so I tried it the ctrl and ctrl-shift options.
You can see the current behavior of BackSpace using
xmodmap -pke | grep BackSpace
and the output it gives is
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
the different values correspond to the different modifiers:
1st: no modifier
2nd: shift
3rd: ctrl
4th: ctrl-shift
So we would like to change either the 3rd or the 4th value, we can do this by executing
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Delete BackSpace"
or
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace Delete"
respectively, but unfortunately this does not work for me. I think these values are overridden on some deeper level and both ctrl-backspace and ctrl-shift-backspace still delete a word backwards.
So I think you're stuck just using the delete key...
answered Jul 2 '12 at 6:51
Gerhard BurgerGerhard Burger
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I don't think this is possible, I tried to do it with xmodmap. xmodmap apparently can't catch Fn so I tried it the ctrl and ctrl-shift options.
You can see the current behavior of BackSpace using
xmodmap -pke | grep BackSpace
and the output it gives is
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
the different values correspond to the different modifiers:
1st: no modifier
2nd: shift
3rd: ctrl
4th: ctrl-shift
So we would like to change either the 3rd or the 4th value, we can do this by executing
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Delete BackSpace"
or
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace Delete"
respectively, but unfortunately this does not work for me. I think these values are overridden on some deeper level and both ctrl-backspace and ctrl-shift-backspace still delete a word backwards.
So I think you're stuck just using the delete key...
answered Jul 2 '12 at 6:51
Gerhard BurgerGerhard Burger
7,35333256
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I don't think this is possible, I tried to do it with xmodmap. xmodmap apparently can't catch Fn so I tried it the ctrl and ctrl-shift options.
You can see the current behavior of BackSpace using
xmodmap -pke | grep BackSpace
and the output it gives is
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
the different values correspond to the different modifiers:
1st: no modifier
2nd: shift
3rd: ctrl
4th: ctrl-shift
So we would like to change either the 3rd or the 4th value, we can do this by executing
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Delete BackSpace"
or
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace Delete"
respectively, but unfortunately this does not work for me. I think these values are overridden on some deeper level and both ctrl-backspace and ctrl-shift-backspace still delete a word backwards.
So I think you're stuck just using the delete key...
answered Jul 2 '12 at 6:51
Gerhard BurgerGerhard Burger
7,35333256
I don't think this is possible, I tried to do it with xmodmap. xmodmap apparently can't catch Fn so I tried it the ctrl and ctrl-shift options.
You can see the current behavior of BackSpace using
xmodmap -pke | grep BackSpace
and the output it gives is
keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace
the different values correspond to the different modifiers:
1st: no modifier
2nd: shift
3rd: ctrl
4th: ctrl-shift
So we would like to change either the 3rd or the 4th value, we can do this by executing
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace Delete BackSpace"
or
xmodmap -e "keycode 22 = BackSpace BackSpace BackSpace Delete"
respectively, but unfortunately this does not work for me. I think these values are overridden on some deeper level and both ctrl-backspace and ctrl-shift-backspace still delete a word backwards.
So I think you're stuck just using the delete key...
answered Jul 2 '12 at 6:51
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