Backspace to beginning of line in IntelliJ

Question

Pretty much everywhere in OSX, it's possible to backspace all the way to the beginning of a line using command+Backward delete. I can't find a way to set up this behaviour within IntelliJ IDEA, and I find this very...

...backward.

Dedans

Answer 1

Here are some basic keyboard shortcuts:

• Move Caret to Word Start: Ctrl+Left.
• Move Caret to Line Start: Home
• Delete from Caret to Word Start: Ctrl+Backspace
• Delete from Caret to Line Start: Shift+Home, Delete

I assume you want to Delete from Caret to Line Start ("backspace to beginning of line").

If you want to execute this action with a single key, simply record a macro and assign a keyboard shortcut for it.

• Menu -> Macros -> Start Macro Recording
• Press Shift+Home
• Press Delete
• Menu -> Macros -> Stop Macro Recording
• Assign a name, for example "Delete to Line Start"
• Assign a shortcut to your macro: Menu -> File -> Settings -> Keymap

Here's a screenshot of the settings dialog. I tested it and it works fine.

Ariminum

I don't think he's asking about moving the caret but rather deleting from caret position to line start. This is the default behavior in OS X. – Belligerent

Thanks, I am a Windows user and was not aware of this. – Ariminum

@Belligerent please review again; I modified my answer and now describe how "delete from caret position to line start" by recording a macro with two key strokes and execute it with a single key shortcut. Works fine! – Ariminum

Thanks, at least this works OK. Only problem is when you undo the text you deleted is selected (not a huge problem... yet ;P). – Belligerent