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[Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>]

2016-01-21 7:57 GMT+01:00 Nick Østergaard <oe.nick@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hmm, well, I guess that is a matter of terminology.
>
> On an apple keyboard you only have a "Delete" key and not a
> "Backspace" key. The Delete key is in the spot the normal Backspace
> key is.

If it is not clear, I meant that there is both a Backspace and a
Delete key on "normal" keyboards.

> Backwards delete 1 character at a time: Delete (normal Backspace)
> Frontwards Delete 1 character at a time: Fn+Delete (normal Delete)
>
> I am not sure if that needs special handling. Does it work if you just
> reassign the the key for the action that is triggered fomr the delete
> key to the backspace key?
>
> I guess an approach to fix this could be to have another default key
> set for this on the OS X builds.
>
> 2016-01-21 5:57 GMT+01:00 Duane Johnson <duane.johnson@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> I've noticed that to use the "Del" shortcut on my mac laptop, I have to use
>> fn-Delete (hold down the "fn" key and then press "delete"). Is this a known
>> issue / intentional behavior? It would be nice to map it to just the
>> "delete" key.
>>
>> Duane
>>
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