I could see these shortcuts being really useful! One snag is that the behavior doesn’t seem to be consistent between X11 and regular Aqua apps.īut, this still doesn’t help me just move back a word. In this video, see how to use your keyboard to navigate in and between questions and how to operate basic functions. (In X11, entire line.)Ĭmd-delete to delete entire line of text behind cursor. Option+delete to delete entire word behind cursor. Here is how: Open the Spotlight window (you may press the Command and Space keys.
And this Lifehacker article, The Mac OS X Delete Key: It Goes Both Ways, has gotten me a step in the right direction:įn-delelte to delete text in front of the cursor FOR MAC USERS Open Applications and going on Utility and open Terminal. I’ve been in the market for a way to move back by word for awhile.
In both X11 and Aqua apps like Mailplane, TextMate, and Firefox, I regularly use:Ĭtrl-a to move to the beginning of a line
