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Bug 94722 - [ViewMgmt] [Presentations] [KeyBindings] Ctrl+F4 should close view, not editor
Summary: [ViewMgmt] [Presentations] [KeyBindings] Ctrl+F4 should close view, not editor
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 77014
Alias: None
Product: Platform
Classification: Eclipse Project
Component: UI (show other bugs)
Version: 3.1   Edit
Hardware: PC Linux-GTK
: P3 normal (vote)
Target Milestone: ---   Edit
Assignee: Nick Edgar CLA
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Reported: 2005-05-11 10:31 EDT by Tom Hofmann CLA
Modified: 2005-05-11 12:48 EDT (History)
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Description Tom Hofmann CLA 2005-05-11 10:31:45 EDT 
I20050509-2000 (M7 test pass)

I find it awkhard that, when inside a view, Ctrl+F4 closes the current editor
instead of the current view.

Note that for No-Mouse operation, the only way to close a view is to 
press <Alt+-, C>.
Comment 1 Nick Edgar CLA 2005-05-11 11:28:15 EDT 
The binding to close the active editors should not be overridden to apply to the
active view.  Editors are opened and closed much more frequently than views, and
users should be able to close the frontmost editor even if a view is active.
I often do this myself (though using Ctrl+W, not Crl+F4, but these are both
bindings to the Close Editor command).
For keyboard navigation Alt+-, C is not unreasonable to close views.
Comment 2 Tom Hofmann CLA 2005-05-11 11:46:49 EDT 
We should offer a command for 'Close View' so the user can assign a key binding
as he sees fit, then.
Comment 3 Douglas Pollock CLA 2005-05-11 12:30:50 EDT 
Well, then....

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 77014 ***
Comment 4 Tom Hofmann CLA 2005-05-11 12:48:03 EDT 
ok ok, I'll try a search next time.