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From: bchen@nntp-server.caltech.edu (Bing-Qing Chen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: Disabling cmd-q in Terminal
Message-ID: <1991Jun3.051146.2818@nntp-server.caltech.edu>
Date: 3 Jun 91 05:11:46 GMT
References: <1991Jun2.235028.21517@parc.xerox.com>
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
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In article <1991Jun2.235028.21517@parc.xerox.com> Lovstrand@EuroPARC.Xerox.COM (Lennart Lovstrand) writes:
>
>So... Anyone know how to disable cmd-q in Terminal -- preferrably, but
>not necessarily, without patching the app?  Wouldn't mind getting rid
>of cmd-w at the same time.  At second best (and for possible future
>releases), a way of persuading Terminal to ask for confirmation before
>closing a window with a live shell would be a real win.
>
Try
dwrite Terminal NXCommandKeys "Quit,Q,Close Window,W"
which will make cmd-Q instead of cmd-q to quit and cmd-W instead of cmd-w to
close the window. Of course, you can replace "Q" or "W" with whatever character
you want.

Bing Chen
bchen@pooh.caltech.edu