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artpar • yesterday at 7:15 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> I love that on macOS all in-app shortcuts are consistently Command+Something, like Q for Quit, W to close a window

Yeah consistency is great, similarly cmd+t closes a tab, wait cmd+w closes a tab not a window. and cmd+w in vlc does not close vlc, cmd+w in finder does close the window.


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Razengan • yesterday at 10:06 AM

You're thinking only halfway

> similarly cmd+t closes a tab, wait cmd+w closes a tab not a window.

Because tabs are windows, and most multi-window-capable apps have the option to use tabs instead.

> and cmd+w in vlc does not close vlc

Again, in multi-window apps, closing the last window does not necessarily quit the app, but it's optional.

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