Travis Crump wrote:
> On Windows, (Windows 2000), Window explorer(the file directory
> navigator) maps the 'backspace' key to go up one directory which given
> the way most people navigate directories is pretty much the same as
> going 'Back'. On my six-month old computer, the only label on the
> Backspace key is a left arrow so disregarding the legacy factor of the
> key at that spot having always been the backspace key and that most
> programs still use it as such there is no logical reason why for
> ....never mind that is a pretty weak argument...:) But anyway it seems
> to me that they were just emulating operating system behavior, so the
> only real argument against it is that is inconsiderate to other
> operating systems, not a blanket declaration that there is no possible
> good reason for it. Maybe it should go in en-win.jar, but then again I
> don't know how many windows users are really going to be expecting the
> behavior even though it mimics the operating system...
>
I'm well aware of explorer's mapping of backspace as up, and I think that is good.
but the filesystem browser in windows doesn't have textboxes in it that
you might need to fill in, or edit... If one of those haven't got focus,
and you bonk on backspace... you know the scenario :)
I believe there has been a lengthy discussion about this in a bug, but I
don't remember which number.
But if this must be kept in, it should be Windows Only, IMHO.
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