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From: Richard Steinfeld on 23 Dec 2009 23:28
Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
> Hello
>
> Instead of pressing ALT+F4, or instead of using my mouse to click on the
> red"X" in Windows XP, how can I set the escape key to close the window or
> end the program?

Hey, Duncan,

I want to give you a word of encouragement. I never cease to be
amazed at the bone-headed programmers and spec writers who don't
have the faintest idea that people actually *know how to type and
actually prefer to use their keyboards*.

We're beset with these morons who make their software and web
sites without implementing the ENTER and ESC keys, forcing
everyone to lunge for the mouse and wiggle it around, then return
the hand to the keyboard and find the "home row" again.

Incredible!

Richard
From: Mike Echo on 24 Dec 2009 03:54
In article <dNKdney6NsxncK_WnZ2dnUVZ_vqdnZ2d(a)posted.sonicnet>,
rgsteinBUTREMOVETHIS(a)sonicANDTHISTOO.net says...

> Duncan Di Saudelli wrote:
> > Hello
> >
> > Instead of pressing ALT+F4, or instead of using my mouse to click on the
> > red"X" in Windows XP, how can I set the escape key to close the window or
> > end the program?

> We're beset with these morons who make their software and web
> sites without implementing the ENTER and ESC keys, forcing
> everyone to lunge for the mouse and wiggle it around, then return
> the hand to the keyboard and find the "home row" again.
>
> Incredible!
> Richard

I too, hate the Alt-F4 combo, much preferring the Ctrl-X or Ctrl-Q
common in Linux as it just seems more logical and easier to remember.
Once I got a multimedia keyboard with a dedicated "X" close button I
found I used that most of the time.

R.
From: Poutnik on 24 Dec 2009 04:41
In article <MPG.259dd76a113ff1229896e9(a)news.eternal-september.org>,
you(a)wish.invalid says...
>
>
> I too, hate the Alt-F4 combo, much preferring the Ctrl-X ....

An operation of Cut would become dangerous in Windows. :-)

--
Poutnik
The best depends on how the best is defined.
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