This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A...

My brain can "switch mode" when on a regular web page, but if I open some kind of "terminal in a page" (i.e. I the AWS console), then I'm 100% it will end up with a C-W.

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JoshTriplett 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

For me, it happens most often when I have a call open in a browser in one window, and a terminal open on the other half of the screen taking notes, and then switch to the call and start typing something in the chat.

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koiueo 6 days ago | parent [-]

I'd say Ctrl+W is just a terrible shortcut for closing a tab.

It's right near Ctrl+Q, which usually quits an application.

While Q is mnemonic, W is not.

It's too ergonomic and requires very little wrist movement for such a destructive action.

I understand your pain, but I blame the author of this weird convention for the "close tab" action, whoever they are

	▲	oniony 5 days ago \| parent [-]
		I think it came from the close window shortcut on Windows back when browsers didn't have tabs.

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nyarlathotep_ 4 days ago | parent | prev [-]

> This drives me nuts as well, the number of times I close a tab with C-W, or select all with C-A...

I've lost countless SessionManager terminal sessions this way on Windows and Linux.