Re: [Usability] Idea for HIG: Ctrl+W to close active tab, if no tabs close window

[Calum Benson <Calum Benson Sun COM>]

On 8 Apr 2006, at 17:32, BJörn Lindqvist wrote:

> > It's certainly infuriating to close the last tab in a window in
> > preparation for starting a new document, only to realise that you  
> > then
> > need to go and launch the application again first.  That forces  
> > the user
>
> I can only speak for me, but the interaction you described is not how
> I work with programs. If I want to create a new document I don't close
> all other document tabs in the application first expecting that an
> empty application window will remain. Instead I press Ctrl+N.

It's just the way my mind works :)  I'm a tidy freak; when I'm  
finished working on old stuff, I want to clear it off my screen  
before I start new stuff.  Your way of working is of course equally  
valid; a good UI design should just support both, if possible.

Cheeri,
Calum.

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