[GH-ISSUE #5967] [feature]: Consider ctrl+backspace keybind as defaulted to delete words #2346

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opened 2026-03-17 00:01:46 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-17 00:01:46 +03:00

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Originally created by @fmiqbal on GitHub (Mar 9, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/5967

Is there an existing issue for this?

I have searched the existing issues

Summary

Looking at https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/pull/5435, ctrl+backspace is bound to eraseResponse

  "ctrl-shift-l": "editor.format",
  "ctrl-delete": "response.erase",
  "ctrl-backspace": "response.erase",
}

Isn't this better to be bound as delete previous word like in many ohter apps ?

Why should this be worked on?

I dont think this is a desired behaviour considering at most of the apps, ctrl+backspace is bound to delete words, this including postman, not to compare but in browser and IDE, I think most of them use ctrl+backspace to delete previous word.

This suggestion doesn't discredit the ctrl-delete, that is actually useful to remove response

Originally created by @fmiqbal on GitHub (Mar 9, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/issues/5967 ### Is there an existing issue for this? - [x] I have searched the existing issues ### Summary Looking at https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch/pull/5435, ctrl+backspace is bound to eraseResponse ``` "ctrl-shift-l": "editor.format", "ctrl-delete": "response.erase", "ctrl-backspace": "response.erase", } ``` Isn't this better to be bound as delete previous word like in many ohter apps ? ### Why should this be worked on? I dont think this is a desired behaviour considering at most of the apps, ctrl+backspace is bound to delete words, this including postman, not to compare but in browser and IDE, I think most of them use ctrl+backspace to delete previous word. This suggestion doesn't discredit the ctrl-delete, that is actually useful to remove response

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2026-03-17 00:01:56 +03:00

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@saksham242007 commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2026):

Hi! I’d like to work on this issue if it’s still available. Aligning the Ctrl + Backspace behavior with the common standard of deleting the previous word makes sense from a UX perspective.

@saksham242007 commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2026): Hi! I’d like to work on this issue if it’s still available. Aligning the Ctrl + Backspace behavior with the common standard of deleting the previous word makes sense from a UX perspective.

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2026-03-17 00:02:02 +03:00

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@PrathamPeriwal commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2026):

Hi! I’m interested in contributing and would like to work on this issue. Please let me know if I can be assigned.

@PrathamPeriwal commented on GitHub (Mar 11, 2026): Hi! I’m interested in contributing and would like to work on this issue. Please let me know if I can be assigned.