Why Chrome’s hold to quit is a big usability win
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2 min readJan 29, 2020
Chrome’s hold to quit is one of the best little pieces of interaction design I’ve seen in years. And it’s so simple.
It’s also a massive usability win.
It prevents you from accidentally hitting command-q when you mean to hit command-w, which are right next to each other. The keyboard shortcuts for close window (command-w) and close application (command-q)…