[Libreoffice-bugs] [Bug 32574] New: Shift-Backspace doesn't work correctly

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32574

           Summary: Shift-Backspace doesn't work correctly
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: medium
         Component: Spreadsheet
        AssignedTo: libreoffice-bugs at lists.freedesktop.org
        ReportedBy: spreaderfd at sogetthis.com


(this bug was reported as bug #113901 in OOo, but since nobody is working on it
there I'm refiling it here. I'm not sure what the official policy is: is
refiling bugs for LibreOffice a good or a bad idea?)


When entering cell data, Shift-Backspace acts like Enter. As a result, when
you're typing something such as "Just saying HEM<shift-backspace>LLO", the
whole
contents of the cell disappear to only contain "LLO". This is a very confusing
behavior, especially since virtually all applications define Shift-Backspace as
equivalent to Backspace (including Excel, word processors including OOo Writer,
browsers like IE/Firefox/Chrome...). So the user is likely not even aware that
he's pressing Shift-Backspace instead of Backspace, he just sees the contents
of
the cell disappear spontaneously!

This issue is made worse on some international keyboards such as AZERTY
(French)
because unless you have a numeric keypad they require you to use Shift to type
numbers. Since spreadsheets use a lot of numbers this bug is even more likely
to
appear on these layouts.

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