Delete File from Playlist natural way

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I am a new shotcut user, trying to conquer the beast. I had recently several cashes with the latest version, editing vertical video 720 x 1280, I was not so happy about …

My question is about deleting files from a Playlist. I am sure that somewhere is an explanation, although after 30 min of googling, I couldn’t find it. Why is not possible to delete a file from a Playlist with simple selecting a file and press “Del”. It seem so natural. Can I somewhere change settings to my liking? Thanks for your patience with junior.

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Shift - X remove the selected item from the playlist

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Thank you @TimLau. I know that, but Shift + X is not natural. Every program on windows is using “Del”

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Just in case you didn’t know, you can also use this button to delete a selected item from the playlist
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Thank you all for the help. I am talking about when I need to delete lots of files from Playlist. The fastest way is to select with mouse cursor a file, and having another finger on a “Del” button. All other options require “additional” work.

I could also select first all files I want to delete and then delete them …

I like to optimize every program that I am using. Maybe sometimes wasting too much time with that. Can’t help myself.

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You can select multiple clips in the playlist with Shift - Click & Ctrl - Click, works the same ways as most applications.
and use Shift - X to remove all selected

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I doubt this is true. Unless of course you really tried every program on Windows.
There are exceptions everywhere. And you need to adapt to them.

After a few days working with Shotcut, using this method, I bet it will become automatic.

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Windows 10 Home
Shotcut 22.03.30

Doesn’t work for me @Hudson555x
If I select an item in the Playlist and hit the Del key, Shotcut will delete any clip in the timeline that is on the active track and under the playhead.

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Ok deleted my comment.

Didn’t know the scenario required the use of the timeline.

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The reason is because Shotcut does not try to have a panel focus whereby Del would have a different behavior depending upon which panel has focus. Some other programs have panel focus and put a colored outline on the panel with focus. I chose not to do that in Shotcut. The reason Del works in input fields is because these do have a strong focus that is also well apparent and expected.

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