Re: [matplotlib-devel] wishlist: "q" or "Ctrl-q" should close the window

[Fernando P. <Fer...@co...>]

John Hunter wrote:

> I'd like to here from Steve, who along with Fernando is a resident UI
> design expert, about whether this is a good idea.  I'm still smarting
> after he made me remove the close button from the toolbar :-)

Well, it's true that if there is no easy way to 'reopen' the window in its 
exact previous state, Ctrl-q might be a better solution.  In gnuplot, an 
accidental close is just a 'replot' command away, so nothing is ever lost.

If no such thing can easily be done in pylab (like a reopen() command, or 
somesuch), it's perhaps safer to put a slight barrier in front of the closing 
command.  In that case, Ctrl-w may be more UI-consistent, as Ctrl-q is 
generally used for closing a whole app, while Ctrl-w closes an individual window.

Best,

f