[NETBEANS-692] Ctrl + left/right arrow key, should move to next part of string in input fields

• Type: Improvement
• Status: Open
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Unresolved
• Affects Version/s: Next
• Component/s: platform - Other, platform - Text
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Christian Lenz
• Created: 18/Apr/18 08:47
• Updated: 18/Apr/18 08:49

Description

I don't know the exact component, so please change it, if it is wrong. Atm, when I try to rename a file like inside the editor a little dialog opens with an input field, where I can change the name. When I have a name smth like this: `my-new-stuff.component` and I only want to change new, I hold ctrl + left/right arrow, because I thought that I can navigate from the end to the next part which is separated with a dot and with a dash.

This is not possible, because it only jumps to the beginning or to the end of the string. This feature is a common feature to navigate to next words in your OS explorer or in the editor of NetBeans. So we need this feature in all free text form fields, where I can write text.

Fun fact, this feature is possible inside the search field for the editor, but not inside the search field for "find in path".

So I don't know where to add this feature request, but long story short: We need a consistent, navigation behaviour for each inputfield and select boxes, where you can have free text too.

Hope it is clear what I mean, if not, please let me know.

Cheers

Chris