7.2.14 -> 7.2.15

#### Added:
- New option to address [247](#247)

docs/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+### Version 7.2.15
+#### Added:
+- New option to address [247](https://github.com/ragardner/tksheet/issues/247)
+
 ### Version 7.2.14
 #### Added:
 - New options to address [246](https://github.com/ragardner/tksheet/issues/246)

docs/DOCUMENTATION.md

@@ -391,8 +391,9 @@ def __init__(
     show_selected_cells_border: bool = True,
     edit_cell_tab: Literal["right", "down", ""] = "right",
     edit_cell_return: Literal["right", "down", ""] = "down",
+    editor_del_key: Literal["forward", "backward", ""] = "forward",
     treeview: bool = False,
-    treeview_indent: str | int = "3",
+    treeview_indent: str | int = "6",
     rounded_boxes: bool = True,
     # colors
     outline_thickness: int = 0,
@@ -5351,6 +5352,7 @@ The list of key word arguments available for `set_options()` are as follows, [se
 ```python
 edit_cell_tab
 edit_cell_return
+editor_del_key
 auto_resize_columns
 auto_resize_rows
 to_clipboard_delimiter

pyproject.toml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 name = "tksheet"
 description = "Tkinter table / sheet widget"
 readme = "README.md"
-version = "7.2.14"
+version = "7.2.15"
 authors = [{ name = "ragardner", email = "[email protected]" }]
 requires-python = ">=3.8"
 license = {file = "LICENSE.txt"}

tksheet/__init__.py

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 tksheet - A Python tkinter table widget
 """
 
-__version__ = "7.2.14"
+__version__ = "7.2.15"
 
 from .colors import (
     color_map,

tksheet/sheet.py

@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ def __init__(
         show_selected_cells_border: bool = True,
         edit_cell_tab: Literal["right", "down", ""] = "right",
         edit_cell_return: Literal["right", "down", ""] = "down",
+        editor_del_key: Literal["forward", "backward", ""] = "forward",
         treeview: bool = False,
         treeview_indent: str | int = "6",
         rounded_boxes: bool = True,

tksheet/sheet_options.py

@@ -98,7 +98,6 @@ def new_sheet_options() -> DotDict:
             ],
             "delete_bindings": [
                 "<Delete>",
-                "<Delete>",
             ],
             "select_all_bindings": [
                 f"<{ctrl_key}-a>",
@@ -241,6 +240,7 @@ def new_sheet_options() -> DotDict:
             "show_selected_cells_border": True,
             "edit_cell_tab": "right",
             "edit_cell_return": "down",
+            "editor_del_key": "forward",
             "treeview": False,
             "treeview_indent": "6",
             "rounded_boxes": True,

tksheet/text_editor.py

@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.bind(rc_binding, self.rc)
         self.bind(f"<{ctrl_key}-a>", self.select_all)
         self.bind(f"<{ctrl_key}-A>", self.select_all)
+        self.bind("<Delete>", self.delete_key)
         self._orig = self._w + "_orig"
         self.tk.call("rename", self._w, self._orig)
         self.tk.createcommand(self._w, self._proxy)
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ def reset(
             insertbackground=fg,
             state=state,
         )
+        self.editor_del_key = sheet_ops.editor_del_key
         self.align = align
         self.rc_popup_menu.delete(0, "end")
         self.rc_popup_menu.add_command(
@@ -126,6 +128,19 @@ def rc(self, event: object) -> None:
         self.focus_set()
         self.rc_popup_menu.tk_popup(event.x_root, event.y_root)
 
+    def delete_key(self, event: object = None) -> None:
+        if self.editor_del_key == "forward":
+            return
+        elif not self.editor_del_key:
+            return "break"
+        elif self.editor_del_key == "backward":
+            if self.tag_ranges("sel"):
+                return
+            if self.index("insert") == "1.0":
+                return "break"
+            self.delete("insert-1c")
+            return "break"
+
     def select_all(self, event: object = None) -> Literal["break"]:
         self.tag_add(tk.SEL, "1.0", tk.END)
         self.mark_set(tk.INSERT, tk.END)