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   Daniel70 to Schugo   
   Re: Keyboard shortcut question   
   24 Feb 26 20:21:22   
   
   From: daniel47@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On 24/02/2026 9:55 am, Schugo wrote:   
   > 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...   
      
   On many occasions, I read the Original Post, click 'Reply', post my   
   suggestion .... then read the other replies to find ten people have   
   (previously) posted the exact same response as I just did!!   
      
   Opps! ;-P   
   --   
   Daniel70   
      
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