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IDProjectCategoryView StatusDate SubmittedLast Update
0003698Dwarf FortressTechnical -- Input/Keybinding/Macrospublic2010-11-20 16:572010-11-20 17:05
ReporterDestro Jr 
Assigned ToLogical2u 
PrioritylowSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusresolvedResolutionduplicate 
PlatformApple iMac 2.8 C2D, 4gigOSMac OS XOS Version10.5.8
Product Version0.31.18 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0003698: Delete key does not work intially.
DescriptionIn OS X, delete key will not work without some tinkering, instead adds useless character instead of deleting previous.

The issue can by fixed by going to Dwarf Fortress Options > Key Bindings > Text Entry > Delete the String : Character 127 binding "By Letter: U+7F" > Delete String: Backspace "By position: Backspace" > Then Add Binding to String: Backspace "By Position: Backspace" again using delete key on keyboard.
Steps To ReproduceTry to delete any text entered into text fields.
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duplicate of 0002189resolved lethosor Delete key doesn't work for text entry on OSX 
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Issue History
Date ModifiedUsernameFieldChange
2010-11-20 16:57Destro JrNew Issue
2010-11-20 17:05Logical2uNote Added: 0014070
2010-11-20 17:05Logical2uRelationship addedduplicate of 0002189
2010-11-20 17:05Logical2uStatusnew => resolved
2010-11-20 17:05Logical2uResolutionopen => duplicate
2010-11-20 17:05Logical2uAssigned To => Logical2u

Notes
(0014070)
Logical2u   
2010-11-20 17:05   
Same bug - and procedure to fix - as 0002189