[macvoiceover] Re: Single Keystroke for deleting words when editing text?

  • From: JohnyTheHess <johnythehess@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 14:37:42 -0400

I would just highlight the word with option-shift-right arrow and then
delete it.

On 7/31/08, Jacob Schmude <j.schmude@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Dave
> There are two keystrokes to do this, option+delete will delete the
> word to the left of the cursor, while option+forward-delete will
> delete the word to the right. Note that, in the Apple world, backspace
> is called delete, and what PC users call delete is known as forward-
> delete. So, in PC terms, option+backspace deletes the word to the left
> of the cursor, etc. Just wanted to clarify that.
> hth
>
>
>
> On Jul 31, 2008, at 06:53, Dave Hunt wrote:
>
>> Is there a single "delete word" keystroke one can use while editing
>> and reading text?  Thus far, I've found nothing in either the VO
>> help or the help for TextEdit.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave
>>
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