X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fjalview%2Fappletgui%2FAlignmentPanel.java;h=5e09da79a02e66e6db05fec25a2b206e0c5c14dc;hb=3402d066dbd7667cd805e6d78ac5eca66e237c72;hp=754d698cbc3e3d799c201ceac99c14bfe14489eb;hpb=3cd503affe392c274ebf2df5ca869af3c4961bfa;p=jalview.git

diff --git a/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignmentPanel.java b/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignmentPanel.java
index 754d698..5e09da7 100755
--- a/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignmentPanel.java
+++ b/src/jalview/appletgui/AlignmentPanel.java
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ public class AlignmentPanel
             alignFrame.findMenuItem_actionPerformed(null);
           }
           break;
+        case KeyEvent.VK_BACK_SPACE:
+        case KeyEvent.VK_DELETE:
+          alignFrame.cut_actionPerformed(null);
+          break;
+
       }
     }
   }