Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by rovolo on Friday September 25, 2020 @04:21PM
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Isn't alt-BS "delete word"? cmd-BS is "delete to beginning of line" for me.
Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by bobbylarrybobby on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:56PM
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This always annoyed me but it looks like this behavior is gone in Big Sur. You can ⌘⌫ to your heart's content.
Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by ghostpepper on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:57PM
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It's funny how small a feature can make you want to upgrade.
Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by delinquenz on Friday September 25, 2020 @05:16PM
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Gnome Notes has similar behavior: Whenever you use Ctrl + BS, the note you are currently writing it gets put into the trash, even though you just wanted to delete a word quickly. You can recover the note so it's not the worst possible behavior, but it still sucks.
Re:People expect technology to suck because it sucks
by alsetmusic on Friday September 25, 2020 @04:42PM
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Option-Delete is whole word delete.
If you're any sort of power user, you likely know that you can backspace by the word instead of the by the character, using Ctrl + BS on Linux or Cmd + BS on Mac.
In the Messages app, the shorcut to delete your _entire chat history_ is also Cmd + BS, and it works even if your caret is in the text box. So if you type five words and then Cmd + BS six times, you will be prompted to delete your entire chat history.
I do this almost every day. So far I've never compulsively hit return but I am dreading the day it happens.