It is Windows only. This has never been implemented on other platforms. If other platforms suddenly started showing this behaviour, that's a bug.
Travis Crump wrote: > Morten Nilsen wrote: > >> Neil wrote: >> >>> Since space duplicates PgDn, IMHO Backspace should (if anything) >>> duplicate PgUp... >>> >> >> And I think backspace shouldn't do anything but delete characters to >> the left... >> > On Windows, (Windows 2000), Window explorer(the file directory > navigator) maps the 'backspace' key to go up one directory which given > the way most people navigate directories is pretty much the same as > going 'Back'. On my six-month old computer, the only label on the > Backspace key is a left arrow so disregarding the legacy factor of the > key at that spot having always been the backspace key and that most > programs still use it as such there is no logical reason why for > ....never mind that is a pretty weak argument...:) But anyway it > seems to me that they were just emulating operating system behavior, > so the only real argument against it is that is inconsiderate to other > operating systems, not a blanket declaration that there is no possible > good reason for it. Maybe it should go in en-win.jar, but then again > I don't know how many windows users are really going to be expecting > the behavior even though it mimics the operating system... >
