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Bug 649116 - [regression] Ctrl+delete while editing a filename deletes the file instead of deleting the word
[regression] Ctrl+delete while editing a filename deletes the file instead of...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 314431
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
3.0.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-05-01 21:00 UTC by Jean-François Fortin Tam
Modified: 2011-05-23 20:24 UTC
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Description Jean-François Fortin Tam 2011-05-01 21:00:41 UTC 
The standard across the desktop and toolkit widgets is that 
- Ctrl+backspace deletes the preceding word
- Ctrl+Delete deletes the word that follows

However, since nautilus replaced the "delete" shortcut by a "ctrl+delete" one in 3.0, doing a ctrl+delete while editing a filename in nautilus now deletes the file.

I'd say this is unexpected, non-standard and slightly dangerous.
Comment 1 Antony Williams 2011-05-06 22:07:48 UTC 
this should probably link to bug:647253
bug 647253 shows that some users have changed the default behaviour from ctrl+delete to just delete.
problem is that then, by pressing delete during a rename, you delete the file.
(and worse, you get an error after finishing the rename, and the file is gone)
Comment 2 Cosimo Cecchi 2011-05-23 20:24:41 UTC 
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 314431 ***