Unable to use close tabs with keyboard shortcut in safari

hannahdavis2 · hannahdavis2 #1 (**permalink**)

09-12-2008, 09:27 PM

I'm unable to use any sort of keyboard shortcut to close a tab in a window in safari. I used to use "apple w" all the time, but suddenly the option has disappeared. I've gone into settings and tried to switch it that way, but it still wont work. I do have the ability to close a window and even change the command for closing a window in settings, but for some reason closing a tab wont work...

any ideas?

crashlanding · crashlanding #2 (**permalink**)

04-18-2010, 12:39 AM

Hey, hannah, I had the same problem, but with Chrome. Luckily, Mac OS has built in solutions for adding any keyboard shortcut you like to any program. Go into System Preferences, then Keyboard, and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. The left menu should have Application Shortcuts at the bottom - click on that, and click the + to add a shortcut. All you have to do is type in the command you want to add a shortcut for exactly as it is in the program menu - so, in this case, you'd type in "Close Tab" - and add your shortcut in the box below. You can specify if you want the shortcut to be specific to safari if you like, but I've got mine set to all applications, and it works beautifully - I can still close all other, non-tabbed windows with just command w.

Hope this is helpful!

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #3 (**permalink**)

04-18-2010, 05:04 AM

Welcome to the Forum. Might be a corruption of some sort. First i would try the latest combo updater and if that made no difference then look at the plist for Safari. First you need to post more info - what OS are you on? Command W works for me so would seem to be a standard shortcut.
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Lifeisabeach · Lifeisabeach #4 (**permalink**)

04-18-2010, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hannahdavis2

I'm unable to use any sort of keyboard shortcut to close a tab in a window in safari. I used to use "apple w" all the time, but suddenly the option has disappeared. I've gone into settings and tried to switch it that way, but it still wont work. I do have the ability to close a window and even change the command for closing a window in settings, but for some reason closing a tab wont work...

any ideas?

Hmmm. I don't even have an option in my menu to "Close All Windows" like you do. What version of OS X do you have, and what version of Safari? Do you have any plug-ins installed like Glims that modify Safari's behavior?

Collin Bl · Collin Bl #5 (**permalink**)

04-19-2010, 06:41 AM

While it does not answer the question - here is another choice;

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toMACsh · toMACsh #6 (**permalink**)

04-19-2010, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lifeisabeach

Hmmm. I don't even have an option in my menu to "Close All Windows" like you do.

Nor do I (OS 10.5.8 with Safari 4.0.5) and my Close Tab shows ⌘W as its shortcut.

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hannahdavis2 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 12, 2008 Posts: 1	09-12-2008, 09:27 PM I'm unable to use any sort of keyboard shortcut to close a tab in a window in safari. I used to use "apple w" all the time, but suddenly the option has disappeared. I've gone into settings and tried to switch it that way, but it still wont work. I do have the ability to close a window and even change the command for closing a window in settings, but for some reason closing a tab wont work... any ideas?
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crashlanding #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 17, 2010 Posts: 1	04-18-2010, 12:39 AM Hey, hannah, I had the same problem, but with Chrome. Luckily, Mac OS has built in solutions for adding any keyboard shortcut you like to any program. Go into System Preferences, then Keyboard, and click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab. The left menu should have Application Shortcuts at the bottom - click on that, and click the + to add a shortcut. All you have to do is type in the command you want to add a shortcut for exactly as it is in the program menu - so, in this case, you'd type in "Close Tab" - and add your shortcut in the box below. You can specify if you want the shortcut to be specific to safari if you like, but I've got mine set to all applications, and it works beautifully - I can still close all other, non-tabbed windows with just command w. Hope this is helpful!
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Collin Bl #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 07, 2009 Location: Napier NZ Posts: 3,291 Mac Specs: 27 iMac i5, MBP 13 & iMac 20, 2TB dual TC, AppleTV, iPh4S	04-19-2010, 06:41 AM While it does not answer the question - here is another choice; Click for full size
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