Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread Robert Bradshaw
On Nov 22, 2009, at 11:34 AM, cool-RR wrote: Okay, I'm sorry. I'll try to be more polite. Thanks. They all respect ctrl-backspace as deleting a word. Why does Sage do differently? Probably because we weren't even aware of the convention at the time (few Windows users are Sage

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread cool-RR
You mean, shortcut keys for deleting a cell? On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Robert Bradshaw rober...@math.washington.edu wrote: On Nov 22, 2009, at 11:34 AM, cool-RR wrote: Okay, I'm sorry. I'll try to be more polite. Thanks. They all respect ctrl-backspace as deleting a word. Why

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread Robert Bradshaw
For joining cells. On Nov 23, 2009, at 11:20 AM, cool-RR wrote: You mean, shortcut keys for deleting a cell? On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:07 PM, Robert Bradshaw rober...@math.washington.edu wrote: On Nov 22, 2009, at 11:34 AM, cool-RR wrote: Okay, I'm sorry. I'll try to be more polite.

[sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread Harald Schilly
On Nov 23, 8:07 pm, Robert Bradshaw rober...@math.washington.edu wrote: are there any good, non-taken alternatives? I don't know, but instead of more shortcuts, what about adding more links like evaluate calling the appropriate js functions? for inserting html text insert text, joining cells

[sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread Jason Grout
Harald Schilly wrote: On Nov 23, 8:07 pm, Robert Bradshaw rober...@math.washington.edu wrote: are there any good, non-taken alternatives? I don't know, but instead of more shortcuts, what about adding more links like evaluate calling the appropriate js functions? for inserting html text

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-23 Thread William Stein
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 1:32 PM, Jason Grout jason-s...@creativetrax.com wrote: Harald Schilly wrote: On Nov 23, 8:07 pm, Robert Bradshaw rober...@math.washington.edu wrote: are there any good, non-taken alternatives? I don't know, but instead of more shortcuts, what about adding more links

[sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread ma...@mendelu.cz
On 22 lis, 14:59, ram.rac...@gmail.com ram.rac...@gmail.com wrote: Why when I do ctrl-backspace it backs up into the upper cell, instead of deleting a word? The answer is simple: ctrl+backspace is shortcut for joining cells. Why shhould ctrl+backspace delete word? Robert Marik -- To post

[sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread ram.rac...@gmail.com
It's accepted, at least on Windows, that ctrl-backspace deletes a word (And sometimes a bunch of spaces/returns around it.) This is true in IDEs, and actually in every text area in almost every program I can think of. On Nov 22, 7:55 pm, ma...@mendelu.cz ma...@mendelu.cz wrote: On 22 lis,

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread Michael Orlitzky
ram.rac...@gmail.com wrote: It's accepted, at least on Windows, that ctrl-backspace deletes a word (And sometimes a bunch of spaces/returns around it.) This is true in IDEs, and actually in every text area in almost every program I can think of. Somewhat interesting back-story:

[sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread ram.rac...@gmail.com
I'm not too experienced with Linux, but now I opened up the Linux GUI on my Sage VM, and tried a bunch of text editors and a web browser. They all respect ctrl-backspace as deleting a word. Why does Sage do differently? Why? Is this the right place to try and change the accepted use of

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread William Stein
On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 11:15 AM, ram.rac...@gmail.com ram.rac...@gmail.com wrote: I'm not too experienced with Linux, but now I opened up the Linux GUI on my Sage VM, and tried a bunch of text editors and a web browser. They all respect ctrl-backspace as deleting a word. Why does Sage do

Re: [sage-support] Re: Ctrl-Backspace behavior

2009-11-22 Thread cool-RR
I greatly appreciate your pointing out the ctrl-backspace discrepancy. However, I'm concerned that your level of rudeness is not appropriate for this list. -- William Okay, I'm sorry. I'll try to be more polite. Ram. -- To post to this group, send email to