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Ctrl + W = Close Window

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2002 7:14 pm
by Matt
One thing i would also like to see in Aim+ (not very urgent) is an option in the prefs or something that when you hit Ctrl + W, it closes the window, not brings up the font menu. Make the font menu close with Ctrl + D or something (no reason i chose D...as far as i know, Ctrl + D doesn't do anything...i could be wrong though). This would be very convenient. I know that you can hit Esc or Alt + F4, but I am used to the Ctrl + W for closing windows.

Comments...questions...thoughts are all welcome :wink:

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2002 6:56 am
by fuuucckkers
Eh .. it wouldnt be hard to impliment.. but Im not one for using keyboard shortcuts..
I mean, how hard is it to just move the mouse pointer over the little X and click. Not very at all. I think the whole idea of keyboard shortcuts is just laziness.

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 10:27 am
by Matt
its not so much as pure laziness, as it is that i dont like using the mouse when i dont need to. I am so used to all the keyboard shortcuts...and its just annoying when i hit Ctrl + W and it brings up the font menu. does anyone else have this problem or am i one of a kind??

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 9:56 am
by Leet Haxor
just hit escape. That closes the IM window and it's less key strokes then ctrl+w

Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 12:06 pm
by Anthony
I think he is saying that he is so used to ctrl+w that he keeps hitting that instead of ctrl+f4 or any other combo. (sorry if this is real messed up but this keyboard sucks big time\0

ALT+F4

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2002 6:58 pm
by EcKoUnLmTdEsT87
Im a fan of ALT+F4 myself, that and CRTL+ALT+DELETE!! :D

Re: ALT+F4

Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 12:55 pm
by alienzulu
EcKoUnLmTdEsT87 wrote:Im a fan of ALT+F4 myself, that and CRTL+ALT+DELETE!! :D
yes alt+f4 works marvelously :lol:

Re: ALT+F4

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:02 pm
by nfelton
alienzulu wrote:
EcKoUnLmTdEsT87 wrote:Im a fan of ALT+F4 myself, that and CRTL+ALT+DELETE!! :D


yes alt+f4 works marvelously :lol:


I am personally a fan of the ESC key. Its a one key combination and the only time it doesn't work is when you have an away message up.

Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 11:06 pm
by Matt
i am still in favor of ctrl + w...i guess not that many other people are...

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:29 pm
by waymon
Why are you in favor of the ctrl+w?

Do you use it for some other program?

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:42 pm
by Matt
I use ctrl+w for most things...i.e. closing browser windows, closing paint programs, closing Word documents, closing basically anything I have open. Lately I've gotten used to hitting Esc...so its no big deal. I still occasionally come across the font menu, though

Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2002 8:53 pm
by Namo
In all honesty, the mouse is a VERY inefficient device, keyboard shortcuts makes doing things much easier, it isn't laziness! But yes, hitting ESC does close the window :)