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Bug 683145 - Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace emit the same (erase) character.
Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace emit the same (erase) character.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 420039
Product: vte
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: VTE Maintainers
VTE Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-09-01 01:55 UTC by Mihai
Modified: 2012-09-01 18:58 UTC
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Description Mihai 2012-09-01 01:55:01 UTC 
In most apps (Chrome, Firefox, gedit, eclipse, ..) Ctrl+Backspace deletes the previous word. In gnome-terminal, there is NO way to maintain the same behavior, because both Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace emit the same character.

Typing Ctrl+V then Backspace: ^?

Actual: Typing Ctrl+V then Ctrl+Backspace: ^?

Expected: Typing Ctrl+V then Ctrl+Backspace: ^H

In the gnome-terminal preferences there is a way to change what character Backspace emits, however, there is no way to change it to make it emit different characters for Backspace and Ctrl+Backspace.

Note:
In other terminals (xterm, (u)rxvt, kterm) it is possible to set Ctrl+Backspace to delete the previous word by running:

stty werase ^H
Comment 1 Christian Persch 2012-09-01 18:58:00 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 420039 ***