Enable standard shortcut CTRL-BACKSPACE in password fields

A lightweight and easy-to-use password manager

Brought to you by: dreichl

#2391 Enable standard shortcut CTRL-BACKSPACE in password fields

Milestone: KeePass_2.x

Status: closed

Owner: nobody

Labels: shortcuts (2)

Priority: 5

Updated: 2024-06-08

Created: 2018-09-18

Creator: Fedtsten

Private: No

It would be great if KeePass conformed to the keyboard shortcut standard of CTRL-BACKSPACE in all fields, including the "Edit Entry" and Master Password sign-on fields, as well as usernames and other fields. This is a standard combination to erase the word to the left of the cursor, pretty much in every app on Windows as well as on the web - in this very forum, for example.

Thanks in advance. :-)

Discussion

Thomas - 2018-11-17

I agree that this is issue is quite confusing.

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Paul - 2018-11-17

The password control won't work with standard keys because of the protection used.

cheers, Paul

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Fedtsten - 2019-02-07

I'm sorry, I think I expressed myself poorly. I did not mean to suggest that CTRL-BACKSPACE should delete only a "word" in this context, which would reveal any spaces - the entire field should simply be cleared.

Surely it would be possible to clear the field completely on CTRL-BACKSPACE?

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Paul - 2019-02-07

See the KeePass Help page: https://keepass.info/help/base/secedits.html

cheers, Paul

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Dominik Reichl - 2019-02-07

Ctrl+Backspace isn't supported by Windows' standard text boxes. In order to add support for this, all text boxes in KeePass would need to be customized. Theoretically, it's possible, but it would require a lot of work.

Best regards,
Dominik

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:
- Fedtsten - 2019-02-21
  
  I'm surprised to hear that; even the Run box, the search box in Windows Explorer and Notepad support this. That's a bummer.
  Thanks for responding anyway, Dominik; I hope it can be implemented some day if you find the time. Keepass is a great tool. :-)
  
  If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Fedtsten - 2019-11-25

I'd like to amend my feature request to just include the Master Password prompt text field.
I can see that Keepass already supports CTRL-BACKSPACE in the search box, the user name box, and the Notes memo field (and probably more places), so it is clearly supported in some places.

If you could just amend the Master Password prompt to clear the field when CTRL-BACKSPACE is hit, it would make it a lot easier for us every time we make a mistake when trying to unlock the database. Thanks in advance, Dominik. :-)

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Paul - 2019-11-25

Ctrl A will highlight everything, then you just type.

cheers, Paul

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Dominik Reichl - 2024-06-08

status: open --> closed
If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Dominik Reichl - 2024-06-08

This feature is now provided by the KeeUIExt plugin:
https://keepass.info/plugins.html#keeuiext

Thanks and best regards,
Dominik

If you would like to refer to this comment somewhere else in this project, copy and paste the following link:

Log in to post a comment.