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Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it?

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In article <vilain-57FC97.21083029122013@news.individual.net>, Michael
Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <ruGdnac-ybsjWl3PnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
>  ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) wrote:
> > 
> > Hello.
> > 
> > I keep pressing command and w (also q) hot keys by accident in Mac OS X 
> > 10.8.x/Mountain Lion's Terminal when I meant to do that in my web 
> > browsers. Is there a way to change/remove them? Or at least ask me to 
> > confirm the quit/close at least?
> > 
> > Thank you in advance.
> 
> Not with stock MacOS.  Those command keys are part of the program.  You 
> used to be able to use ResEdit on a MacOS 9 application and tweak the 
> Menu resource, but those days are gone.
> 
> To assign or reassign keys requires a 3rd-party program to remap keys on 
> a per program or global basis. There's iKey and Keyboard Maestro, either 
> of which would map Command-W and Command-Q to do nothing or run a dialog 
> box, then close the window or program if you click a button.
> 
> The question is "Are you willing to train yourself to 'Don't do that' or 
> will you spend money to fix the PEBKAC error.

You don't need a third party application. You can easily set and change
keyboard shortcuts for most applications in the Keyboard System
Preferences.

Just add a new Application Keyboard Shortcut specifically for the
Terminal application, type in the menu command "Quit Terminal", and
then use a different shortcut - instead of Command-Q, you could use
Control-Command-Q.

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Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2013-12-29 19:09 -0600
  Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 04:10 +0000
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-30 21:07 -0800
      Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-31 18:57 +1300
        Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2013-12-31 02:35 -0500
          Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:27 -0800
            Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-01 09:36 +1300
              Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 15:46 -0800
                Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-01 13:26 +1300
        Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-31 15:23 +0000
        Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS Xs Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:26 -0800
          Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS Xs Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2014-01-01 09:38 +1300
      Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-31 15:10 +0000
  Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2013-12-29 21:08 -0800
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2013-12-30 05:16 +0000
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2013-12-30 00:30 -0500
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-30 18:32 +1300
      Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2013-12-29 22:48 -0700
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-30 04:16 -0800
  Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-30 10:06 -0500
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2013-12-30 11:18 -0600
      Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-30 12:25 -0500
        Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2013-12-30 12:00 -0600
          Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2013-12-31 09:04 +1300
          Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Barry Margolin <barmar@alum.mit.edu> - 2013-12-30 15:19 -0500
            Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2013-12-30 17:34 -0800
        Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2013-12-31 07:31 -0800
    Re: Is there a way to change/remove hot keys in Mac OS X 10.8.x's Terminal? Or prompt to be sure to quit/close it? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2014-01-01 00:30 -0800

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