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   Schugo to Dave Yeo   
   Re: Keyboard shortcut question   
   23 Feb 26 23:55:25   
   
   From: schugo@schugo.de   
      
   On 23.02.2026 23:04, Dave Yeo wrote:   
   > NFN Smith wrote:   
   >> When I have the browser open, I frequently (but not always) close tabs   
   >> with Ctrl-W.   
   >>   
   >> However, I generally forget about the presence of Ctrl-Q to close out   
   >> Seamonkey entirely, at least until I'm sloppy with pressing keys, and   
   >> hit that one accidentally, and the result is that Seamonkey immediately   
   >> closes with no further dialog.   
   >>   
   >> I don't mind having the ability to close entirely with a shortcut, but   
   >> on the occasions I do it accidentally, it is annoying to have everything   
   >> closed immediately, without any confirmation.   
   >>   
   >> I made checks of all the options in Edit -> Preferences, and also in   
   >> about:config, and I don't see anything that would be like   
   >> "Promptforexit" that is offered.   
   >>   
   >> Is there something I'm missing, or does that function simply not exist?   
   >>   
   >   
   > Seems to me, with a new profile and more then one tab open, closing the   
   > browser gives a popup asking if you are sure. It also has a checkbox to   
   > stop that behaviour which most of us probably click. I know I do and   
   > then forget about it.   
   > Should be a setting to turn it back on somewhere. Might have to test   
   > with a new profile and compare prefs.js with it working and not working.   
      
   Ok, I'm waiting for another 20 silly replies...   
      
   or you can just in 20 secs apply my solution.. it works 100%   
   - no guessing no bla bla...   
      
   do people actually read the replies before they post?   
      
   ciao...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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