How do I "Move to Trash" in Preview in OS X Lion?

In earlier versions of OS X, in Preview one could delete the currently open file by pressing ⌘⌫. In Lion, the keyboard shortcut (as well as the actual menu item) no longer works.

Is there any way to delete this file directly from Preview, in OS X Lion?

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Edit: apparently the menu item is still disabled when a window that doesn't have a sidebar is focused. It is not disabled in windows that have a sidebar though, so you could just open two or more images in the same window:

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It doesn't like like there is a very good way of directly deleting the file. One shortcut that might help you quickly find the file so you can delete it is that if you command-click the title bar, the directory stack will show up. Selecting the top entry (the file itself) will open a finder window with the file highlighted. From there, you can command-delete it.

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Although this is an old question it's still the top result for searches on this query.

The problem people seem to be having is that it's not the Delete button symbol in the Edit menu it's the backspace. (Face's left not right)

Command + Backspace deletes a file from anywhere.

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