[solved] Can I close pages without right click?
lazarus / 9-Editor

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Joanna · 2024-01-06 01:26

Is there some way to configure Lazarus ide to let me close pages by
clicking an X like one would do for closing tabs or windows? I have a
lot of pages open at once but only want to close some of them. Click
with confirmation if it’s not saved would help a lot. I’m not using a
mouse and right clicking is difficult sometimes.

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dsiders · 2024-01-06 01:59

Quote from: Joanna on January 06, 2024, 02:26:06 amIs there some way
to configure Lazarus ide to let me close pages by clicking an X like
one would do for closing tabs or windows? I have a lot of pages open
at once but only want to close some of them. Click with confirmation
if it’s not saved would help a lot. I’m not using a mouse and right
clicking is difficult sometimes.

Look at the information in the editor key map: Tools > Options >
Editor > Key Mappings.

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Handoko · 2024-01-06 02:04

Ctrl+F4 is the default shortcut for closing the page.

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eljo · 2024-01-06 02:29

middle click on a tab should close it.

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Joanna · 2024-01-06 02:42

Thanks for the replies
I guess control f4 works but I still have to get focus on the page
using mouse so it takes as much effort as right click.

I can’t middle click I’m using a trackpad on laptop

I saw something called notebook tabs but the show close buttons in
notebook option is disabled. I don’t know if that is relevant.

Well I discovered that the two finger tap on trackpad opens the right
click menu better I was doing differently before.

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Josh · 2024-01-06 04:08

if using windows
probably similar functionality in other OS's too

you can customize the touchpad gesture/tap settings

settings->devices->touchpad->three finger gestures.
set the taps value to middle-mouse-button

then you can navigate the pointer to the source tab in your ide
window, then just tap the touchpad with 3 fingers, and 'Voila'

tested works

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Tony Stone · 2024-01-06 04:30

Many touch pads will simulate a middle click with the tap of 3 fingers
at once.

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Joanna · 2024-01-06 10:47

Thanks , this is good to know.
When you close a modified page with the 3 finger tap/middle button
click does it give you any warning that you are about to close
something unsaved or does it just close it?

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Dzandaa · 2024-01-06 14:57

Hi Joanna,

QuoteWhen you close a modified page with the 3 finger tap/middle
button click does it give you any warning that you are about to close
something unsaved or does it just close it?
I think you have to manage that yourself in the OnClose event of the
Form.

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Joanna · 2024-01-06 22:23

Thanks for the replies I will see what I can do.

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MarkMLl · 2024-01-06 22:31

Joanna, I've been holding my piece for the last couple of days but I'd
point out that when I run the IDE I have a perfectly-functional "close
page" cross on every tab.

I'm running Qt on Debian Linux. I suspect you're not.

But the bottom line is that this is widgetset-specific, and at least
your earlier posts in the thread didn't make clear what you were
running.

MarkMLl

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Joanna · 2024-01-06 22:51

I’m using Lazarus 2.0.12 on windows 7 in parallels on a Mac computer

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YiannisKam · 2024-01-07 02:27

I usually focus on pages with Ctrl-Tab and close them with Ctrl-F4, if
that helps.

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Joanna · 2024-01-07 12:57

Oh ? I didn’t know about control tab. Thanks for the info