Hi ,
Is there a way to map backspace to act as a backward key in finder as it does in firefox ?
Cheers
Is there a way to map backspace to act as a backward key in finder as it does in firefox ?
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Backspace (delete) key on Macbook to act as backward in Finder ?
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cmd does not do it in my case. i have read about this tweak somewhere but cannot remember where. bummer ! it would be so useful
cmd does not do it in my case. i have read about this tweak somewhere but cannot remember where. bummer ! it would be so useful
Command+[ is the predefined shortcut.
cmd does not do it in my case. i have read about this tweak somewhere but cannot remember where. bummer ! it would be so useful
This is hard coded into the Finder. It must work on your machine...
Are you pressing only ⌘? Are you holding it down when you press the left bracket key?
It's "⌘-[" The Command key and left bracket ("[") simultaneously. Press ⌘ and keep it down while pressing [
Forward, by the way, is ⌘-]
oki i was a bit of a bum 
yeah it does work folks ! Thank you very much..but is there a way to map this shortcut to backspace ? so i press just one button rather the the combination of two ?
yeah it does work folks ! Thank you very much..but is there a way to map this shortcut to backspace ? so i press just one button rather the the combination of two ?oki i was a bit of a bum
No. The delete key can't be used for user-specified KB shortcuts (in Finder at least).
i'm not sure but there are some free keyboard re-mapping applications that may help to accomplish this. There are some old threads about using other keyboard keys as forward delete, like using the small enter key on, or left option key to do different things in a MacBook. If I found them I'll post something later this week.