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

Konrad Haenel public at konrad-haenel.de
Wed Dec 20 14:44:53 CET 2006


How about a very reasonable compromise: Alt+Q

It's the default quit-key on most Linux-programs anyway (and some 
Windows-ones, too) and couldn't be inadvertently pressed.

Roland Hess schrieb:
> 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
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