On macOS it's option+delete.
> On Mac, somehow I never remember how to do it and end up deleting the entire line of text. It's just stupid.
It's stupid that the shortcut on MacOS is different than on Windows and you can't remember it?
> Also, want to delete a file? Yeah that's going to be a different keystroke, the delete is only for text.
AFAIK there is no macOS shortcut to delete a file in Finder. There is a shortcut to move a file to Trash. This is a different action than deleting text (there is no Trash for text), so I think it's fair to use a slightly different shortcut (command-delete).
There is: Option+Command+Delete.
I normally get the shortcuts that I don't remember from the menu bar, but I forgot that holding option shows alternative options.
Not at my Mac, but I’d think it’s function+option+delete?
> you could just remap that little fingerprint key which does absolutely nothing when pressed
Doesn’t it put your computer to sleep and shut it down?
I agree that switching hence and forth between the two systems is a bit annoying. I configured AutoHotKey on Windows to get my Mac-shortcuts there. (Command being Alt).
Also, want to delete a file? Yeah that's going to be a different keystroke, the delete is only for text.
But wait, you'd think that surely you could just remap that little fingerprint key which does absolutely nothing when pressed? Nope, it's unmappable. :-)