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[Jaap Karssenberg <jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Feb 28, 2013 at 12:23 AM, Adam Porter <adam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry that I'm late to the party, but I think it would be great if Esc
> saved and closed the quicknote.  I think 1) it's always best to
> default to saving user data rather than discarding it; and 2) the
> point of quicknote is to be quick and effortless, and being able to
> tap out a note and hit Esc to save and close it is very quick and
> easy, moreso than clicking OK or pressing an Alt-combination.

Afraid that would break usability. For Gtk dialog Esc always means
"Cancel", so saving on Esc breaks user expectation.

Adding a confirmation on Esc makes sense to avoid users cancelling on accident.

Regards,

Jaap