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I learned Ctrl-C for "kill program" very nearly before Ctrl-C for copy existed, and long before it existed on any platform I used. I value consistency, but I al

I learned Ctrl-C for "kill program" very nearly before Ctrl-C for copy existed, and long before it existed on any platform I used. I value consistency, but I also value consistency with common practice for the type of application I'm using. The common failure mode, for me, isn't hitting Ctrl-C for copy in a terminal by mistake, it's hitting Ctrl-Shift-C for copy in a browser and ending up with the console open, or hitting Ctrl-W to delete a word and having it close a tab.

Galanwe 1y ago
This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A... My brain can "switch mode" when on a regular web page, but if I open some kind of "terminal in a page" (i.e. I the AWS console), then I'm 100% it will end up with a C-W.
- JoshTriplett 1y ago
  For me, it happens most often when I have a call open in a browser in one window, and a terminal open on the other half of the screen taking notes, and then switch to the call and start typing something in the chat.
  - koiueo 1y ago
    I'd say Ctrl+W is just a terrible shortcut for closing a tab. It's right near Ctrl+Q, which usually quits an application. While Q is mnemonic, W is not. It's too ergonomic and requires very little wrist movement for such a destructive action. I understand your pain, but I blame the author of this weird convention for the "close tab" action, whoever they are
    - oniony 1y ago
      I think it came from the close window shortcut on Windows back when browsers didn't have tabs.
- nyarlathotep_ 1y ago
  > This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A... I've lost countless SessionManager terminal sessions this way on Windows and Linux.
Svip 1y ago
Kind of wish Firefox allowed one to modify the common keyboard shortcuts in the browser. But considering the open issue on the matter, I won't keep my hopes up: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57805 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57805 The hacks about seems to be basically steal keyboard shortcuts the same way webpages already do; either through an extension[0] or modifying config-pref.js[1]. Neither of which seems very appealing to me. Though, funnily: I did hit Ctrl-W writing this message to delete a word; thank goodness for cache. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shortkeys/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shortkeys/ [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/kilmm2/restore_ctrlshiftb_library_by_setting_configjs/ https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/kilmm2/restore_ctr...

Galanwe 1y ago

This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A... My brain can "switch mode" when on a regular web page, but if I open some kind of "terminal in a page" (i.e. I the AWS console), then I'm 100% it will end up with a C-W.

JoshTriplett 1y ago
For me, it happens most often when I have a call open in a browser in one window, and a terminal open on the other half of the screen taking notes, and then switch to the call and start typing something in the chat.
- koiueo 1y ago
  I'd say Ctrl+W is just a terrible shortcut for closing a tab. It's right near Ctrl+Q, which usually quits an application. While Q is mnemonic, W is not. It's too ergonomic and requires very little wrist movement for such a destructive action. I understand your pain, but I blame the author of this weird convention for the "close tab" action, whoever they are
  - oniony 1y ago
    I think it came from the close window shortcut on Windows back when browsers didn't have tabs.
nyarlathotep_ 1y ago
> This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A... I've lost countless SessionManager terminal sessions this way on Windows and Linux.

Svip 1y ago

Kind of wish Firefox allowed one to modify the common keyboard shortcuts in the browser. But considering the open issue on the matter, I won't keep my hopes up: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57805 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57805 The hacks about seems to be basically steal keyboard shortcuts the same way webpages already do; either through an extension[0] or modifying config-pref.js[1]. Neither of which seems very appealing to me. Though, funnily: I did hit Ctrl-W writing this message to delete a word; thank goodness for cache. [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shortkeys/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/shortkeys/ [1] https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/kilmm2/restore_ctrlshiftb_library_by_setting_configjs/ https://old.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/kilmm2/restore_ctr...