<< Show all questions

Ctrl+Q shortcut collides with "quit application" shortcut in Firefox

Ctrl+Q shortcut is used to "add task". But it is also used to quit application for almost every single application out there, including Firefox, at least in Linux (I don't know about Windows). Ctrl+Q is a reasonable shortcut to quit application, because the default Alt+F4 is just terrible (can't reach it easily with one hand). It also serves the purpose of quitting the _whole application_, as opposed to closing just the current window (which Alt+F4 does). So it has several uses.

If I try to close Firefox using Ctrl+Q while being on Todoist page, nothing happens (the browser is not closed), and it takes me several seconds to discover why, and then I'm annoyed at the functionality. Really, the "Add task" shortcut should not collide with the most common desktop shortcuts.

I don't know if this is a correct channel for reporting a problem/suggestion, this is not really a question, I haven't found any bug tracker or similar tool here.

Asked by on Feb 12, 2013 - 08:48

on Feb 12, 2013 - 11:27

Hello Kamil,

We're sorry for the inconvenience. This shortcut doesn't collide with any system or browser shortcuts on Windows or Mac. Please tell me - does this same issue occur in any other browser on Linux or only Firefox?


Best regards,
David

on Feb 12, 2013 - 17:58

Hmm, you're right, Firefox on Windows doesn't support Ctrl+Q.

Anyway, on Linux:
* Firefox - Ctrl+Q quits the whole application, unless Todoist tab is currently active. Todoist shortcut beats Firefox shortcut.
* Google Chrome - Ctrl+Shift+Q quits the whole application, so Ctrl+Q doesn't collide.
* Opera - Ctrl+Q quits the whole application, even when Todoist tab is currently active. Opera shortcut beats Todoist shortcut.
* Epiphany - Ctrl+Q quits the whole application, even when Todoist tab is currently active. Epiphany shortcut beats Todoist shortcut.

I believe most other browsers on Linux (Konqueror, Midori, etc) will also support Ctrl+Q shortcut. Either it will quit the application or the Todoist action will take preference.

Since this affects only Linux it seems, and even not all mainstream browsers, this issue is a bit tricky, I understand that. I didn't know that before. It's your choice whether to do something about it, but at least you know about it.

on Feb 13, 2013 - 07:00

Kamil,

Unfortunately, our Linux userbase is indeed very small and we may not be able to put our resources to create a keyboard shortcut customization system based on the small amount of affected users. We're sorry for the inconvenience.

It may be possible, though, to disable this shortcut in Firefox according to this page: http://askubuntu.com/questions/10880/disable-ctrlq-in-firefox-without-keyconfig-extension however, we're not sure if it's won't affect our shortcut as well.


Best regards,
David