Better Ctrl-W
Closes highlighted tabs. To replace ctrl-w on Windows/Linux for Vim users!
What is Better Ctrl-W?
Better Ctrl-W is a Chrome extension developed by thalesmello, and its main feature is "Closes highlighted tabs. To replace ctrl-w on Windows/Linux for Vim users!".
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Extension Usage Instructions
# Better Ctrl-W
Vim users are used to using the `Ctrl-w` key combination for deleting the last
word when in insert mode. That's no problem for Mac OS users when using
chrome, as the keyboard shortcut for closing a tab is Cmd+w. This is a problem
when using the browser on either Linux or Windows machines, as `Ctrl-w` is the
shortcut for closing a window. So, when editing a text, a Vim user might
accidentally close the current tab by issuing a `Ctrl-w` command, sometimes losing
important text that was being edited.
That annoyance motivated people to discuss solutions on [a StackOverflow thread][1],
in which user [`samson`][2] commented he created [a Chrome extension][3] precisely to:
1. Assign `Ctrl-w` to an extension shortcut that does absolutely nothing
2. Assign a hotkey to close the current tab (I like to use `Alt-w` to mimic Mac OS's `Cmd+w`)
The problem with his extension is that it only works with the currently active tab,
and I regularly use `Shift + Click` to highlight a bunch of tabs, so that I can close them
all at once. His plugin didn't support multiple highlighted tabs, so I created my own.
# Usage
To use this plugin as it's intended, you have to set up the keyboard shortcuts after
installing it. Go to `chrome://extensions/shortcuts` and set the following shortcuts:
1. Assign `Do absolutely nothing` to `Ctrl-w`
2. Assign `Close highlighted tabs` to `Alt-w` or any other key combination of choice
This way, `Ctrl-w` will no longer close the current tab by mistake when editing it,
and you will be able to use `Alt-w` to close either the current of all highlighted tabs.
[1]: https://superuser.com/a/1207752
[2]: https://superuser.com/users/276658/samson
[3]: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ctrlw/goejokenmdamcapadhgghgpeeaeaaedc?hl=en Extension Basic Information
| Name |  Better Ctrl-W |
| ID | jfknaapblnppeflfamkegnnonlfgokhp |
| Official URL | https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/better-ctrl-w/jfknaapblnppeflfamkegnnonlfgokhp |
| Description | Closes highlighted tabs. To replace ctrl-w on Windows/Linux for Vim users! |
| File Size | 7.07 KB |
| Installation Count | 1,689 |
| Current Version | 0.1 |
| Last Updated | 2020-05-03 |
| Publish Date | 2020-05-02 |
| Rating | 4.00/5 Total 15 Ratings |
| Developer | thalesmello |
| Payment Type | free |
| Extension Website | https://github.com/thalesmello/better-ctrlw |
| Supported Languages | en-US |
| manifest.json | |
{
"update_url": "https:\/\/clients2.google.com\/service\/update2\/crx",
"background": {
"persistent": false,
"scripts": [
"background.js"
]
},
"commands": {
"close-highlighted-windows": {
"description": "Close highlighted tabs"
},
"do-nothing": {
"description": "Do absolutely nothing"
}
},
"description": "Closes highlighted tabs. To replace ctrl-w on Windows\/Linux for Vim users!",
"icons": {
"128": "icons\/128.png"
},
"manifest_version": 2,
"name": "Better Ctrl-W",
"version": "0.1"
} | |
