Bug #60253 Mac Workbench "Close Tab" Hotkey in SQL Editor closes connection, not active tab

• Submitted: 25 Feb 2011 16:22
• Modified: 17 Nov 2011 18:49
• Reporter: Mike Reid
• Status: Closed
• Category: MySQL Workbench: SQL Editor
• Severity: S3 (Non-critical)
• Version: 5.2.31, 5.2.34, 5.2.35-pre22
• OS: MacOS (v10.6.6, v10.7.1)
• CPU Architecture: Any
• Tags: close, hotkey, tab, workbench

[25 Feb 2011 16:22] Mike Reid

Description:
Pressing Command+W hotkey on Workbench for Mac should allow closing individual SQL Query tabs (active tab) while in the SQL editor: 

- In Workbench on Windows, CTRL+W accomplishes this very well. 

- In Workbench on Mac, Command+W ends up closing the active connection (Tab), and all SQL Query tabs within it. 

How to repeat:
1. Open Workbench for Mac
2. Connect to database
3. Open a few SQL Query tabs
4. Press Command+W to close active SQL Query tab

5. Watch database connection get closed, including all open SQL Query tabs.

Suggested fix:
Change behavior to function like Workbench on Windows, where Command+W closes the active tab, not the active connection + tab(s).

[25 Feb 2011 16:53] Valeriy Kravchuk

Thank you for the problem report.

[7 Sep 2011 22:58] Mike Reid

Updated to account for newest 5.2.35-pre22 release, and OS X Lion.

[17 Nov 2011 18:47] Philip Olson

Fixed as of 5.2.36:
+        On Mac OS X, <keycap>Command+W</keycap> will now close the
+        active script editor tab, and <keycap>Command+Shift+W</keycap>
+        will now close the active connection tab. This is now consistent
+        with behavior on other operating systems. Before, the
+        <keycap>Command+W</keycap> combination closed the active
+        connection tab.

[17 Nov 2011 18:49] Mike Reid

Fantastic news, thank you! 

I fell "victim" to this just yesterday, losing over 15 open tabs AND the SQL.

Do you know if in 5.2.36 closing the Active Connection will at least prompt to save (confirming close) any remaining open script editor tabs?