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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 167869] tabs can be closed without confirmation
From:       Robert Knight <robertknight () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-09-12 11:27:26
Message-ID: 20080912112726.3494612E00 () immanuel ! kde ! org
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--- Comment #13 from Robert Knight <robertknight gmail com>  2008-09-12 13:27:22 ---
> At the very least it should be possible to turn off this shortcut.

That is a bug which is fixed in trunk.  I think I still need to backport it to
KDE 4.1 though.  All shortcuts should now be change/remove-able 

> Please reread what I said. Or at least let me know that you read and
> understood what I've written - because from that answer it looks very much
> like you didn't understand what I was saying. 

I believe that I understand perfectly.

> Sorry, but that's not an argument for leaving a potentially
> destructive action without confirmation. 

Yes it is - if an action is undo-able then it isn't destructive.  Look, I agree
that Konsole should try to be aware if you are running 
an activity in the shell (as opposed to being an idle prompt) and prevent
accidental closure.  

Generally speaking though, I don't think that confirmation dialogs are a good
way of preventing users from accidentally losing data, for the simple reason
that a lot of the time people don't read them but just look for the 'get this
dialog out of the way' button.  This is why Firefox, Chrome and IE employ such
subtle alerts when visiting 'attack sites'. 


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