so who uses this ?

[rh71]

Type something, then hit ctrl-backspace... I learned about this 4 years ago... it's so revolutionary. :thumbsup:

(might be for windows apps only)

 

[aircooled]

know about it, but rarely use it.

 

[dman]

I knew about it, but, never used it, most often I do not need to delete a whole word and if I have to delete a bunch of them just holding down backspace or using the mouse gives me more control. With ctrl-backspace I could go to far....

Anyway, it's been so long since I decided that that I forgot about that option.

 

[meltdown75]

I don't have time to reach for the ctrl key. My typing is so sporadic and wild that I'm hammering the backspace key every other word anyway.

oh and 'home row' SUCKS!!!11!

 

[Cristatus]

i use it constantly, but the only problem is when some apps don't recognize it (like notepad) and it gives me a [] instead of a backspace

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: logic1485
i use it constantly, but the only problem is when some apps don't recognize it (like notepad) and it gives me a  instead of a backspace

yah

 

[Lonyo]

I use ctrl+shift+arrow key + delete.
It allows you to highlight a whole word, then delete. Or you can highlight half a towrd, or multiple words.

 

[DnetMHZ]

Originally posted by: meltdown75
My typing is so sporadic and wild that I'm hammering the backspace key every other word anyway.

I feel your pain.. (hit backspace about 10 times typing this line)

 

[acemcmac]

news to me

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I use ctrl+shift+arrow key + delete.
It allows you to highlight a whole word, then delete. Or you can highlight half a towrd, or multiple words.

wow... sometimes I think re-typing the entire word is faster than finding your mistake and continuing from there. Depends on typing speed and/or patience I guess.

 

[jfall]

I use shift + home + del

 

[rh71]

Originally posted by: jfall
I use shift + home + del

you delete the whole line instead ?

 

[40Hands]

if you use it in the google toolbar those square characters show up...at least in my version they do

 

[FrustratedUser]

I use notepad for everything so it doesn't work.

 

[knoxweather]

yeah never use it

 

[Tifababy]

Esc, backspace does the same thing in linux.

 

[jfall]

Originally posted by: rh71

Originally posted by: jfall
I use shift + home + del

you delete the whole line instead ?

Ah, I'm using Linux. Control + Backspace in Linux deletes the whole line, I said I do shift+home+delete instead. What does control + backspace do in Windows.

Ah, I see it just deletes the last word

 

[Bassyhead]

Originally posted by: aircooled
know about it, but rarely use it.

 

[Kelemvor]

Ctrl + lots of things make it go to the start of the next word. Ctrl + Arrows make scrolling faster, backspace and delete both kill whole words at once...

 

[PoPPeR]

never knew that. me = noob

 

[torpid]

It does some weird stuff in visual studio. But the weird stuff kind of makes sense. Sort of.

 

[Winchester]

Originally posted by: Lonyo
I use ctrl+shift+arrow key + delete.
It allows you to highlight a whole word, then delete. Or you can highlight half a towrd, or multiple words.

ditto

 

[Wetling23]

ctl + Esc will give you the start menu. That's great for me because I have a Thinkpad that doesn't have a Windows key.

 

[oboeguy]

Originally posted by: Wetling23
ctl + Esc will give you the start menu. That's great for me because I have a Thinkpad that doesn't have a Windows key.

I had the same problem and used a key re-mapper to set Caps Lock to the Win key.

On topic... I know about Ctrl+backspace but I use the "select with Ctrl/Shift + arrows then delete" method. BTW, I get the square characters too when I try Ctrl + Backspace now. WTF?!?

 

[callmesteve]

Originally posted by: logic1485
i use it constantly, but the only problem is when some apps don't recognize it (like notepad) and it gives me a [] instead of a backspace