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SWXMH
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July 20, 2020
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Looking for shortcut: Deleting a whole word

  • July 20, 2020
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Hey,

 

I would like to delete a whole word in Framemaker using shortcuts. I see the posibility using [ctrl + Delete] (delete following word) but I would like to delete a previous word using [ctrl + backspace] aswell. Since I'm writing a lot of text with FrameMaker and this shortcut can be used in almost every other application I find that unconvienent. Is there a possiblity to set that up for Framemaker?

 

Thanks in Advance!

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    SWXMHAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 23, 2020

    Update:

    There seems to be something weird going on. It worked sometimes now. But I noticed it stopped working after a while. After some testing i noticed when I click on the "paragraph formats" workspace ctrl+backspace stops working in the document. It works again when I switch to another document and then back.

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    SWXMHAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 30, 2020

    can anyone relate to that bug?

    Klaus Göbel
    Klaus Göbel
    Legend
    July 21, 2020

    Try Esc la.

    That works for me

    LinSims
    Community Expert
    LinSimsCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 21, 2020

    Snake? Is that you?

     

    (Sorry. Movie reference. Couldn't help it. Please forgive me.)

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Jeff_CoatsworthCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 21, 2020

    I think your version may be out of date - check Help > Updates to see.

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    SWXMHAuthor
    Known Participant
    July 21, 2020

    Good idea, I updated to 15.0.6.956 now, ctrl+backspace still doesn't work.

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    Winfried RengCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    July 22, 2020

    Hi,

     

    I tested these keyboard shortcuts on a German keyboard.

    Delete the word after the cursor: Ctrl+Del - works, when the insertion mark is before the space before the word and when the insertion mark is directly before the word.

    Delete the word before the cursor: Ctrl+Bkspace - works only when the insertion mark is directly before the word. It does not work, when there is a space between the word and the insertion mark.

     

    I always mark the word(s) with CTRL+SHIFT+ARROW, before I press either DEL or BACKSPACE.

     

    Best regards

     

    Winfried

      LinSims
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      LinSimsCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      July 20, 2020

      According to Klaus Daube's compendium, you should be able to do just that. 

      <tests in FM 2019>

      Yep. Both of those shortcuts work.

      Delete the word after the cursor: Ctrl+Del

      Delete the word before the cursor: Ctrl+Bkspace

      Either works for the word your cursor is currently in.

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      SWXMHAuthor
      Known Participant
      July 21, 2020

      unfortunately for me and my colleagues it doesn't work as mentioned.

      Using FrameMaker 2019 Version 15.0.1.430 with german keyboard layout.

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