If i’m working in a file that hasn’t been accepted yet, and i attempt to delete the word I’m on using ctrl + backspace, it instead deletes the entire file, and i have to redo every change that was made to the ‘in limbo’ file. Ctrl + Backspace has been a text editor staple since the 80’s. you are not going to win this battle cursor team. make the keybind literally anything else.
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Totally understand the frustration with this - you’re right about Ctrl + Backspace being a text editor staple. I’ve passed this feedback along to the team to look at changing this behavior or using a different keybinding!
Yes this is horrible. Backspace should never delete cursor blocks.
It causes so much stress, and causes extreme confusion about what state your code is in.
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Please fix this - This is pretty poor choice. It’s a pretty destructive operation for what should simply be ‘Delete word’
Doesn’t even go to the Recycle Bin, just straight deletes files!
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Workaround: Go to File → Preferences → Keyboard Shortcuts, then search “ctrl+backspace” (double quotes included) select one of the shortcuts and press the ‘del’ key repeatedly to delete all of them. Then search “deleteWordLeft” (without the double quotes) and set its keyboard shortcut to Ctrl+Backspace.
I would have fixed this myself a while ago if Cursor was opensource. It’s a very simple change to make.
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