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firefox-3.0 package

  1. Bug #230102
  2. Comment #150

Comment 150 for bug 230102

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In , Rnfolsom (rnfolsom) wrote :

I use SeaMonkey, but my understanding (http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=40&t=1745465&p=9222965#p9222965) is that the same lack of warnings when absent mindedly using Ctrl-W to close a "tab" that happens to be the only tab open is a problem common to Firefox and SeaMonkey 2.x (I'm using 2.0.4).

At least in Windows 2000, Alt-F4 closes anything, including SeaMonkey and I would assume Firefox also. IFF other Windows operating systems and Linux and MacIntosh also have a universal keystroke "close it" command, then SeaMonkey and Firefox don't need Ctrl-Q to close SM or FF or TB, and Ctrl-W could be limited to closing the currently focused tab only if a more than one tab was open.

Just a thought. Meanwhile, I'm trying to train myself not to use Ctrl-W under any circumstances.

Roger Folsom