Adding a 2nd hotkey for the same action

[ImaginaryTango]

While I mainly need this in the schematic editor, being able to do this program wide would help.

My keyboard has a backspace and a delete key. In most software, both work and there’s a slight difference, which usually shows up in programs where I’m typing. I notice that KiCad uses the key (on the Mac) to delete an object and the key does nothing.

I’ve been looking over hotkeys, with the intent of making both and work to delete a component. I can change a hotkey for an action, but I haven’t found something that lets me add a hotkey and bind it to an action, or anything that lets me use 2 hotkeys for the same action.

How can I configure the hotkeys so I can use both and to delete a component?

[RaptorUK]

Backspace is already assigned by default, and it seems, logically, that you cannot have two actions for the same key . . .

Del is assigned in the Common section

By the way, Del deletes the current character (to the right of the cursor), Backspace deletes the previous character (to the left of the cursor).

[Mineotopia]

Besides what Raptor said, you can assign two hotkeys to each action

[ImaginaryTango]

@RaptorUK

By the way, Del deletes the current character (to the right of the cursor), Backspace deletes the previous character (to the left of the cursor).

My bad on the description - I posted it before going to sleep and I usually double check everything when I’m posting and tired, but I missed that.

@Mineotopia

Besides what Raptor said, you can assign two hotkeys to each action

Great - got it set so it’s using both Back and Delete for deleting a component. Thank you!