Control-Backspace Does Not Work (Windows)
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Description
- I am on the latest Hyper.app version
- I have searched the issues of this repo and believe that this is not a duplicate
- Windows 10 64bit (build 1607):
- Hyper.app 1.3.3:
- The issue is reproducible in vanilla Hyper.app:
Issue
I use Hyper on both my macOS device and my windows desktop, on Mac I am able to remove words with ease using alt-delete, on Windows trying to get the same results using ctrl-backspace instead does not delete the previous string of characters but instead places a 'w' character every time the combination is pressed (see gif attached). On both platforms, I am running the most update to date version of the app and have the same plugins installed.
(note) I have tried to see if running the app without plugins (vanilla) would resolve the issue, to which the issue persists regardless.
Plugins:
{
'hypersixteen', // theme
'hyper-dark-scrollbar',
'hyperpower',
'hyper-blink',
'hyperterm-clicky',
'hyperterm-cursor'
}

I don't recall if the ctrl-backspace functionality worked in a previous version or if this is something that will be fixed/added in a future update for Windows. If there is any way around this help would be appreciated!
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by reproducing the keyboard shortcut in vanilla Hyper on Windows and trace the desktop terminal's keyboard handling. Done means Ctrl-Backspace removes the preceding word instead of inserting a “w” character.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100