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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 message <ruGdnac-ybsjWl3PnZ2dnUVZ_u2dnZ2d@earthlink.com> 
  Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> 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?

You can add/remove/change any¹ key assignment via System Preferences =>
Keyboard => Shortcuts => App Shortcuts I would suggest changing them to
⌘⇧Q and ⌘⇧W.

¹ Perhaps nearly any.

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"In order to avoid being called a flirt, she always yielded easily."
Charles, Count Talleyrand

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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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