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I keep closing my browser tabs by accident with Ctrl + W
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CTRL + SHIFT + T (multiple times if needed) will reopen the last closed tab.
Problem solved
I know, but this happens only when editing text. Tab closed = text gone.
Doesn't your browser warn you about closing a tab with an active text input field in it? I get an "information you've entered may not be saved" popup.
Not with CTRL + W
It “force closes” the tab. Correct me if I’m wrong.
Hmm just tested cause I was curious. I guess it depends on the site?
Firefox and chromium still prompted me with "are you sure" using CTRL+W on gmail and lemmy but closed without confirmation on Twitter
I get the same warning popup behavior closing the tab with the mouse or with ctrl-w
It needs to be an active form, text field is not sufficient.