Text input hot combinations

[utmuk]

There are usual text input combinations in Windows - CTRL+Backspace = delete last word, CTRL+Delete = delete next word. These don't work when editing in an edit field for creating a new folder, or renaming a file. Also some other edit fields inside options, etc. They do work OK in command input field though. Can you fix this please?

[HolgerK]

There are usual text input combinations in Windows - CTRL+Backspace = delete last word

No, not usual.
A raw edit box does not have such a feature (like you can easily see if you start notepad.exe).
It appears only if the edit box has an auto-completion handler.

Source:

A few people in the early days of the Internet Explorer group used the Brief editor, which uses Ctrl+Backspace as the shortcut key to delete the previous word, and they liked it so much that one of them added it to the autocomplete handler. Therefore, any edit control that uses SHAutoComplete will gain this secret Ctrl+Backspace hotkey.

This is one of those scary "rogue features". There's no spec, there's no testing, it's just a developer who spent some time whacking a feature into the product because he liked it. Sure, rogue features can often become useful, but they also create a lot of liability. Imagine if a rogue feature was the cause of a program crash, an application compatibility problem, or worse, a security vulnerability.

Regards
Holger

[utmuk]

Indeed notepad doesn't have this. But this is such a useful feature. It would be nice if all edit edit boxes had the autocompletion handler

[Hacker]

Support++ For Ctrl-Backspace in e.g. F7 New folder dialog (and all others).

Roman