Shift-delete doesn't work right on Windows

• Component: HTML Editing
• Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

[Adam Barth]

Shift-delete beeps on Windows instead of Doing the Right Thing (tm).

Steps to reproduce:
1) Type "123456" in a text area.
2) Place your cursor between the "3" and the "4".
3) Hold down shift and press the delete key.

Actual Behavior:
BEEP

Expected Behavior:
The 3 is deleted.

This behavior is somewhat inconsistent on Windows.  Notepad deletes the 3.  Firefox deletes the 4.  Internet Explorer does nothing.

[Eric Seidel (no email)]

I'm not sure that our behavior is that bad if this is so inconsistent on Windows.  shift-delete works fine in mac webkit (it deletes the 3).

[Alexey Proskuryakov]

Just to confirm - is the "delete key" discussed here the one above Enter, or forward delete?

[Adam Barth]

(In reply to comment #2)
> Just to confirm - is the "delete key" discussed here the one above Enter, or
> forward delete?

On my ThinkPad keyboard, it's the one near Insert, Home, and End.  In particular, it's not the one labeled "Backspace."

[Alexey Proskuryakov]

Oh, ok - on U.S. Apple keyboards it's the Backspace key that's labeled "delete" (and on international ones, it only has an arrow symbol and no words).

Is there a good reason for someone to use Shift+Delete when they mean Backspace, or is that just an edge case?

[Adam Barth]

> Is there a good reason for someone to use Shift+Delete when they mean
> Backspace, or is that just an edge case?

I'm used to the Firefox behavior and was surprised when Safari didn't act like I was used to.  I use it for capitalizing already-typed words (hold shift and re-type the word while pressing delete).  It's just an edge case.  Eric said he's on an editing bug-fixing binge and asked me to file this bug.

[Adam Barth]

From this discussion, it looks like our behavior is reasonable.