Harry Ohlsen wrote: > Does anyone know a key sequence to empty a text entry field in X applications? > In particular, I'm thinking of the URL entry field in Netscape/Opera/Mozilla. > > I realise I can highlight the text in the field by double clicking, then press > Delete, but the problem with that is that it changes what's in the clipboard > and the reason I'm trying to clear the field is to paste what's currently in > there (for example, a URL from an e-mail I've received).
There's no need to delete. Just highlight by double-clicking (or single-clicking in mozilla and IE) and then paste or type. The highlighted stuff will be completely overwritten. -Matt -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
