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Re: quicknote and <esc> key

 

Could we use Ctrl+Enter or something like that?  Several other apps,
like some IM apps, use Ctrl+Enter as a way to submit rather than add a
newline.

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 5:44 AM, Jaap Karssenberg
<jaap.karssenberg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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


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