KeyMap Help

Kenneth Riddles

Notepad++, need to Send Delete when Shift-Backspace pressed.

Alan Kilborn

Fairly vague, but…

Go into Shortcut Mapper, add Shift+Backspace to the Scintilla DEL command. It will generate a conflict; seek out the conflict and delete Shift+Backspace from the conflicting command.

Kenneth Riddles

@Alan-Kilborn

On my notepad++, Shortcut Mapper, scintilla comaands listing, the relevant entry appears to be:

SCI_CLEAR with pre-existing shortct: DEL
in Modify when I try to add Shift+Backspace it will not add (it requires two modifiers)
in Modify when I try to add Ctl+Shift+Backspace the add wotks (but not quite what I wanted)

My physical Delete key is temporarily mechanically broken. I was trying to remap the Shift-Backspace key to send Delete.

Coises

@Kenneth-Riddles said in KeyMap Help:

My physical Delete key is temporarily mechanically broken. I was trying to remap the Shift-Backspace key to send Delete.

PowerToys Keyboard Manager might be able to do what you want. I’m not sure, as I haven’t used it myself, but I remembered that it exists and thought it was worth suggesting.

Kenneth Riddles

@Coises
Hello Coises. I am familiar with MS Power Toys, Keyboard Manager. It is a free download and worked perfectly with my non-notepad++ applications. However when tried with notepad++, notepad++ was immune to its effects. Which is why I am seeking help via another method.

Alan Kilborn

@Kenneth-Riddles said in KeyMap Help:

I try to add Shift+Backspace it will not add (it requires two modifiers

Interesting. There must be some reason for it…

I’d say dig up another keyboard is your best solution.

Kenneth Riddles

@Alan-Kilborn
Hello. I think I found an adequate solution. I did not use Shortcut Mapper. Partly because I do not fully understand Shortcut Mapper and its Scintilla commands. There is an easier way. Please let me explain.

I used the Notepad++, Macro>Start_Recording_Macro (menu command) and pressed the Delete keyboard key only once. Then I used Macro>Stop_Recording_Macro (menu command), followed by Save_Recorded_Macro (which was named MacroDelete). The Modify_Macro (menu command) let me assign Ctl+Backspace to it, but would not allow Shift+Backspace. So I could not get exactly what I wanted, but almost. It works.

Pressing Ctl+Backspace in Notepad++ sends a Delete with each press. Thanks to all who helped me.

Alan Kilborn

Further info about the oddities of assigning Shift+Backspace may be found HERE.

Bottom line, it IS possible if you want to do some “hacking”.