> "1776" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Pendant" <Pendant DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:52C921DB-D346-4879-80D8-E5335A10AEDB@microsoft.com...
>>> I never use CTRL+W to close all windows.
>>>
>>> I don't ever want to use it.
>>>
>>> When I press it by mistake it sometimes results in loss of whatever
>>> I've been working on, with no warning, and no recovery.
>>>
>>> Naturally, I want to disable this annoying shortcut.
>>>
>>> How can I do this?
>>>
>>> I've searched and cannot find anything that tells me how to do this
>>> (it even
>>> took a while before I found a reference to the CTRL+W shortcut!).
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>>
>> To actually answer your question...Search for "key mapper" on
>> google. Among others it will lead you to sharewareconnection.com
>> which lists many (some reviewed) mappers. One that is listed there
>> that may be what you need is http://www.easysofts.com.cn/en/, but I
>> can't be positive from the description, however you can ask them.
>> At least this will point you in the right direction. Take the usual
>> precautions when downloading and installing shareware.
>>
>> I believe that this will allow you to disable CTRL-W on a Windows
>> level (not just IE), but perhaps that is what you meant by "I don't
>> *ever* want to use it."
>>
>
> Many thanks for the suggestion. I'm aware that there are keyboard
> layout configuration tools - Microsoft itself offers one, although I
> couldn't get that to work (and I asked on here why not, and got
> nowhere with that). All the others I've seen so far require the
> purchase of the tool (to access mappings such as this) as well as
> time to learn a new tool for a single purpose.
>
> If that is the only answer, it's a pity; a lot of effort to cure a
> trivial annoyance that arguably shouldn't be there in the first place.

Yes it is a lot of effort for a trivial annoyance; that's why I
recommended becoming more accuate with your typing. It's easy to do and
only take practice. That will help counter the other similar situations
you'll encounter too.

--

Regards,

Twayne

OO0 is a GREAT MS Office replacement
www.openoffice.org

Please respond to the newsgroup, not to
my e-mail, so that all may benefit. I do not
always respond to newsgroup e-mails.

> "1776" wrote:
>
>>
>> "Pendant" <Pendant.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:52C921DB-D346-4879-80D8-E5335A10AEDB@microsoft.com...
>>> I never use CTRL+W to close all windows.
>>>
>>> I don't ever want to use it.
>>>
>>> When I press it by mistake it sometimes results in loss of whatever
>>> I've been working on, with no warning, and no recovery.
>>>
>>> Naturally, I want to disable this annoying shortcut.
>>>
>>> How can I do this?
>>>
>>> I've searched and cannot find anything that tells me how to do this
>>> (it even
>>> took a while before I found a reference to the CTRL+W shortcut!).
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance for any ideas.
>>
>> To actually answer your question...Search for "key mapper" on
>> google. Among others it will lead you to sharewareconnection.com
>> which lists many (some reviewed) mappers. One that is listed there
>> that may be what you need is http://www.easysofts.com.cn/en/, but I
>> can't be positive from the description, however you can ask them.
>> At least this will point you in the right direction. Take the usual
>> precautions when downloading and installing shareware.
>>
>> I believe that this will allow you to disable CTRL-W on a Windows
>> level (not just IE), but perhaps that is what you meant by "I don't
>> *ever* want to use it."
>>
>
> Many thanks for the suggestion. I'm aware that there are keyboard
> layout configuration tools - Microsoft itself offers one, although I
> couldn't get that to work (and I asked on here why not, and got
> nowhere with that). All the others I've seen so far require the
> purchase of the tool (to access mappings such as this) as well as
> time to learn a new tool for a single purpose.
>
> If that is the only answer, it's a pity; a lot of effort to cure a
> trivial annoyance that arguably shouldn't be there in the first place.

Yes it is a lot of effort for a trivial annoyance; that's why I
recommended becoming more accuate with your typing. It's easy to do and
only take practice. That will help counter the other similar situations
you'll encounter too.

--

Regards,

Twayne

OO0 is a GREAT MS Office replacement
www.openoffice.org

Please respond to the newsgroup, not to
my e-mail, so that all may benefit. I do not
always respond to newsgroup e-mails.

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:43:04 -0800 from Pendant
<Pendant.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com>:
> A user interface should not have a feature such as this that is potentially
> destructive, with no recovery.

One of the nice features of the Multizilla add-in to Mozilla: "reopen
closed tabs".

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 06:43:04 -0800 from Pendant
<Pendant DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com>:
> A user interface should not have a feature such as this that is potentially
> destructive, with no recovery.

One of the nice features of the Multizilla add-in to Mozilla: "reopen
closed tabs".

--
Stan Brown, Oak Road Systems, Tompkins County, New York, USA
http://OakRoadSystems.com
A: Maybe because some people are too annoyed by top posting.
Q: Why do I not get an answer to my question(s)?
A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?

"Pendant" <Pendant DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DAF55E2-AFB0-43AF-ACBD-F6CC9A7B278E@microsoft.com...
> "1776" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Pendant" <Pendant DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:52C921DB-D346-4879-80D8-E5335A10AEDB@microsoft.com...
> > >I never use CTRL+W to close all windows.
> > >
> > > I don't ever want to use it.
> > >
> > > When I press it by mistake it sometimes results in loss of whatever
I've
> > > been working on, with no warning, and no recovery.
> > >
> > > Naturally, I want to disable this annoying shortcut.
> > >
> > > How can I do this?
> > >
> > > I've searched and cannot find anything that tells me how to do this
(it
> > > even
> > > took a while before I found a reference to the CTRL+W shortcut!).
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any ideas.
> >
> > To actually answer your question...Search for "key mapper" on google.
Among
> > others it will lead you to sharewareconnection.com which lists many
(some
> > reviewed) mappers. One that is listed there that may be what you need
is
> > http://www.easysofts.com.cn/en/, but I can't be positive from the
> > description, however you can ask them. At least this will point you in
the
> > right direction. Take the usual precautions when downloading and
installing
> > shareware.
> >
> > I believe that this will allow you to disable CTRL-W on a Windows level
(not
> > just IE), but perhaps that is what you meant by "I don't *ever* want to
use
> > it."
> >
>
> Many thanks for the suggestion. I'm aware that there are keyboard layout
> configuration tools - Microsoft itself offers one, although I couldn't get
> that to work (and I asked on here why not, and got nowhere with that). All
> the others I've seen so far require the purchase of the tool (to access
> mappings such as this) as well as time to learn a new tool for a single
> purpose.
>
> If that is the only answer, it's a pity; a lot of effort to cure a trivial
> annoyance that arguably shouldn't be there in the first place.
>
>
BTW: you don't have to use ctl-v to paste: you can use shift-ins key or
even mouse to avoid the problem

"Pendant" <Pendant.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:7DAF55E2-AFB0-43AF-ACBD-F6CC9A7B278E@microsoft.com...
> "1776" wrote:
>
> >
> > "Pendant" <Pendant.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:52C921DB-D346-4879-80D8-E5335A10AEDB@microsoft.com...
> > >I never use CTRL+W to close all windows.
> > >
> > > I don't ever want to use it.
> > >
> > > When I press it by mistake it sometimes results in loss of whatever
I've
> > > been working on, with no warning, and no recovery.
> > >
> > > Naturally, I want to disable this annoying shortcut.
> > >
> > > How can I do this?
> > >
> > > I've searched and cannot find anything that tells me how to do this
(it
> > > even
> > > took a while before I found a reference to the CTRL+W shortcut!).
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for any ideas.
> >
> > To actually answer your question...Search for "key mapper" on google.
Among
> > others it will lead you to sharewareconnection.com which lists many
(some
> > reviewed) mappers. One that is listed there that may be what you need
is
> > http://www.easysofts.com.cn/en/, but I can't be positive from the
> > description, however you can ask them. At least this will point you in
the
> > right direction. Take the usual precautions when downloading and
installing
> > shareware.
> >
> > I believe that this will allow you to disable CTRL-W on a Windows level
(not
> > just IE), but perhaps that is what you meant by "I don't *ever* want to
use
> > it."
> >
>
> Many thanks for the suggestion. I'm aware that there are keyboard layout
> configuration tools - Microsoft itself offers one, although I couldn't get
> that to work (and I asked on here why not, and got nowhere with that). All
> the others I've seen so far require the purchase of the tool (to access
> mappings such as this) as well as time to learn a new tool for a single
> purpose.
>
> If that is the only answer, it's a pity; a lot of effort to cure a trivial
> annoyance that arguably shouldn't be there in the first place.
>
>
BTW: you don't have to use ctl-v to paste: you can use shift-ins key or
even mouse to avoid the problem