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** Summary changed:

- Allow us to press the SPACE BAR to quickly close a picture preview (for YT video preview, see description)
+ [Enhancement] Allow us to press the SPACE BAR to quickly close a picture preview (for YT video preview, see description)

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1184499

Title:
  [Enhancement] Allow us to press the SPACE BAR to quickly close a
  picture preview (for YT video preview, see description)

Status in Birdie:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  As in "Echofon for Mac" and probably other popular clients, I used to
  press the SPACE BAR with my left thumb to quickly close a picture
  preview. So, it can be good to add that. Clearly more convenient than
  using the default "Close window" keyboard shortcut (which is often a
  combination of keys like Alt+F4, Ctrl+Q, Ctrl+W, …).

  For the YouTube videos, I personally think that it's better to let the SPACE BAR acting as play/pause as the default behavior (which is not currently the case by the way, because the player don't have the focus by default, which is needed for this behavior).
  And rather closing the preview with the mouse. But it can be discussed.

  P.S.: It's often little things like that, that completely make you
  love a client or no. Because people have habits and it's very hard to
  switch else, or in an uncomfortable way then! So, it can be good to
  add all these little details (more useful than one might think),
  especially when we can found classic/generic patterns used by many
  popular clients, but rarely used on the alternative clients
  (especially on the Linux platform!). So, you've a clearly good way to
  make you famous with all of these little details that many Linux
  clients often neglect! Especially considering that you've (specially
  you) many switching users coming from the Mac world, by the Elementary
  canal/way. :)

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