[Bf-funboard] Re: the Quit/confirm/quit.blend issue

[Roland Hess]

One of the programs I use frequently (Mercury mail server) has  
something I really like called "Hard Quit". It's an option, but I  
can't imagine running without it. With Hard Quit disabled, the  
program functions normally (i.e. choosing Quit from the file menu or  
hitting the Windows "X" kills the prog). With Hard Quit enabled, the  
user must hold down Ctrl while choosing Quit from the file menu to  
stop the program. Every other method of "quitting" just minimizes.

The problem isn't that users quit *on purpose* without saving their  
work, thinking that they'll get a "save before quit?" message. The  
problem is that users quit *inadvertently* because the shortcut for  
quit is so easy to mistakenly strike, and they are used to  
reflexively clicking through OK confirmations.

The better solution by far than fooling around with extra dialogue  
boxes, temp paths, etc., is just to remove Q-key as the shortcut for  
quit. Make it a "harder quit" with Ctrl-Alt-Q. That way you only quit  
when you mean it. Heck, from now on, all builds I post for community  
use will have the straight Q-Key for quit disabled.

Roland Hess
harkyman