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Bug 622599 - compatible user interface issue with MS Excel
compatible user interface issue with MS Excel
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: Gnumeric
Classification: Applications
Component: General
1.10.x
Other Linux
: Normal trivial
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Assigned To: Jody Goldberg
Jody Goldberg
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-06-24 13:24 UTC by nigel
Modified: 2010-06-24 14:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description nigel 2010-06-24 13:24:22 UTC 
In MS Excel a cell entry can be deleted by mouse clicking on cell (or navigating via keyboard arrow keys to cell) and simply pressing the backspace key.

This shortcut is really handy when editing huge sheets.

In Gnumeric, you have to highlight (mouse click) in the formula entry widget and then press backspace. i.e a two step process.
Comment 1 Morten Welinder 2010-06-24 14:19:20 UTC 
The [Delete] key seems to do just what you want.
Comment 2 Morten Welinder 2010-06-24 14:47:43 UTC 
And now you can use BackSpace as well.

This problem has been fixed in our software repository. The fix will go into the next software release. Thank you for your bug report.