Bug 502633 - Add Ctrl + W shortcut to close the current tab
Summary: Add Ctrl + W shortcut to close the current tab
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: konsole
Classification: Applications
Component: tabbar (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konsole Developer
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Keywords: junior-jobs
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Reported: 2025-04-10 05:55 UTC by Justin Zobel
Modified: 2025-06-18 11:25 UTC (History)
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Description Justin Zobel 2025-04-10 05:55:59 UTC 
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Comment 1 ratijas 2025-06-18 11:25:53 UTC 
No. Ctrl+W is a legitimate key combination  for terminal apps, commonly bound to "delete word".

Unfortunately, anything with Ctrl as a modifier conflicts with terminal emulator. We just can't have sane and consistent shortcuts like Apple/Mac OS X, because there is no dedicated system key for things like copy/paste/close.

See also: https://github.com/zed-industries/zed/issues/14369