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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 swi
by 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 agoI'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 agoI think it came from the close window shortcut on Windows back when browsers didn't have tabs.