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ctrlw

3.8(

17 ratings

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Overview

A no-op extension. Useful for killing the dreaded Ctrl-W hotkey!

I wrote this extension after the thousandth time I had closed a tab while meaning to delete a word. If you are tired of Chrome hijacking your muscle memory on ^W, this extension is for you! It provides two commands, one which does nothing, and one which closes the current tab. If you map the former to Ctrl-W, and the latter to Alt-W, you will never again mistakenly close a tab! A future version may include the expected Ctrl-W functionality, but don't hold your breath.

3.8 out of 517 ratings

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Martin BergmanMar 3, 2024

Thank you so much. To save other writers 30 seconds, please add instructions on how to bind keys to the extensions functions.

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David SaadFeb 14, 2024

Works perfectly for me on ChromeOS, just had to change the keyboard shortcut from the extensions menu as other reviewers have mentioned.

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Leo TangoFeb 4, 2024

working in 122.0.6261.6 set first : chrome://extensions/shortcuts

Details

  • Version
    0.0.1
  • Updated
    August 1, 2018
  • Offered by
    Sam Lazarus
  • Size
    19.34KiB
  • Languages
    English
  • Developer
    Email
    sam@turtlecodeapps.com
  • Non-trader
    This developer has not identified itself as a trader. For consumers in the European Union, please note that consumer rights do not apply to contracts between you and this developer.

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