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Bug 692188 - Backspace should not be used for navigation
Backspace should not be used for navigation
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
3.6.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
: 692039 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2013-01-21 10:14 UTC by António Fernandes
Modified: 2013-01-21 19:39 UTC
See Also:
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Description António Fernandes 2013-01-21 10:14:30 UTC 
On the file chooser dialog, the Backspace key may be used as a keyboard shortcut for "Go to parent folder" [0]

Nautilus no longer uses Backspace for this purpose. [1]

This shortcut does not work when focus is on a text entry for obvious reasons.

The result of pressing the Backspace key after navigating into a folder is unreliable and unpredictable. [2]

There is already another keyboard shortcut for the same action, Alt+Up, which is standard and works regardless of focus being on filename or location entries.

[0] This was originally requested and implemented in bug 153132.

[1] http://git.gnome.org/browse/nautilus/commit/?id=2f1c80cc419b7e77972f63b448afe63d37994c74

[2] +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #692039 +++
Comment 1 Federico Mena Quintero 2013-01-21 19:39:21 UTC 
Yeah, let's make this consistent.  I've removed the Backspace shortcut to switch to the parent folder in commit 7d30e60.
Comment 2 Federico Mena Quintero 2013-01-21 19:39:36 UTC 
*** Bug 692039 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***