Mattboutet
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Mac OS X

Q: Messages Quit bug

Messages v9.2 in OS X El Capitan v10.11.6 - when focus is on the text input field and cmd-q is used to quit, the 'q' keypress will carry through the the next active window.  If a text input context is active, a 'q' will be inserted at the current cursor location, in gMail, the Chat search modal will be triggered by the 'q' hotkey.

MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Posted on Aug 11, 2016 12:19 PM

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Q: Messages Quit bug

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  • by sberman,

    sberman sberman Aug 11, 2016 12:26 PM in response to Mattboutet
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    Aug 11, 2016 12:26 PM in response to Mattboutet

    What are you attempting to "quit" when you type cmd-q?

     

    • Are you trying to end this particular line of your message?  If so, simply type return.
    • Are you trying to exit the Messages app?  If so, get the focus out of the text input field before doing to.

  • by Mattboutet,

    Mattboutet Mattboutet Aug 11, 2016 12:33 PM in response to sberman
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    Mac OS X
    Aug 11, 2016 12:33 PM in response to sberman

    I'm attempting to exit the messages app.  I realize that I can change focus from the text input field before quitting to avoid the buggy behavior, but that's kind of beside the point.

     

    Upon further testing, I've found that a bunch of other OS X built-in apps (e.g. Calendar, Notes, Reminders, etc) all have the same bug, so I suspect it's some bit of underlying OS functionality that's actually misbehaving.