Provide Support for Closing Window With Keyboard Shortcut

[bliles]

I would really appreciate providing support for a default keyboard shortcut to close the current window. Cmd+Q would seem to be a logical default.

[artemanufrij]

what about Alt+F4?

[bliles]

That works, but then my issue is that the keyboard shortcut cannot be customized (as far as I can tell) like the shortcuts for minimize, maximize, etc.

[eljefuri]

Weird Windows shortcut keys are weird. 😊 On Mac, ⌘W closes nearly all windows. I want to express my strong support for this proposal instead of a one-size-fits-all approach.

[yellowgh0st]

@bliles @eljefuri You can bind these commands to any shortcut you like in Keyboard settings:

Close/Quit
dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:15

Maximize
dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:2

Minimize
dbus-send --session --dest=org.pantheon.gala --print-reply /org/pantheon/gala org.pantheon.gala.PerformAction int32:3

You can bind any of Gala actions like switch to..., send to... etc.

Kinda workaround..

[bliles]

Very helpful though, thanks @4ugustin

[danirabbit]

The window close shortcut can be customized in System Settings → Keyboard.

Closing since this shortcut exists and can be changed