As a developer, keyboard shortcuts are a necessary part of life. And as a web developer, I use several shortcuts within Chrome as well:
? + t
: new tab? + ^ + i
: open developer tools? + shift + {
: shift one tab to the left? + shift + }
: shift one tab to the right? + w
: close current tab? + q
: quit Chrome
And if you’ve used the above shortcuts for any period of time, you’ve likely accidentally quit Chrome when you meant to close the current tab. :facepalm:
This used to happen for me at least once a week… until I found Chrome’s Warn Before Quitting
option.
This obscure gem can be found under the Chrome
menu. When enabled, you will need to hold ? + q
to quit Chrome.
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