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Bug 42547 - Ctrl-Backspace performs wrong function
Summary: Ctrl-Backspace performs wrong function
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 42225
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: Text (show other bugs)
Version: 3.0   Edit
Hardware: PC Windows XP
: P3 major (vote)
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Assignee: Platform-Text-Inbox CLA
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Reported: 2003-09-04 12:40 EDT by Jon Rabone CLA
Modified: 2003-09-08 10:20 EDT (History)
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Description Jon Rabone CLA 2003-09-04 12:40:42 EDT 
I'm using 3.0 M3 with JDK 1.4.2 on Windows XP. 

The Ctrl-Backspace key sequence is bound to "Delete Previous Word" but when 
typed it actually performs "Delete Next Word" (which is correctly bound to Ctrl-
Delete). There appears to be no way to get the "Delete Previous Word" action to 
actually do the right thing. 

This is a regression from 3.0 M2, which worked fine.
Comment 1 Kahli Burke CLA 2003-09-06 17:41:18 EDT 
I am also experiencing this bug with the same platform:

JDK 1.4.2, Windows XP and 3.0 M3

I discovered that if you go into the Keys preferences and type Ctrl+Backspace in
the Key Sequence input field, it displays as Ctrl+Del.  Ctrl+Backspace is
correctly bound to Delete Previous Work and Ctrl+Del is bound to Delete Next
Word.  This looks correct, but the actual keypress that is reported is incorrect.

It is interesting however that in the editor Backspace and Del work as expected,
just not when combined with Ctrl.  Alt and Shift modifiers look like they work
as well...
Comment 2 Dani Megert CLA 2003-09-08 10:20:42 EDT 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 42225 ***