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Keyboard shortcut to close documentation?

Is there a keyboard shortcut that closes a documentation window opened with Ctrl+q? The ESC key doesn't seem to work and googling was not successful for me either. I'm on OSX with the cross platform keyboard map if that's any help.

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rgrinberg Avatar asked Jan 04 '13 19:01

rgrinberg


1 Answers

The Problem

As I stated in a comment,

I just started using IntelliJ, and ESC worked for about 1 week. Then I changed something, and ended up requiring Shift-ESC. Annoying! I can't figure out what I changed.

I finally figured out why ESC stopped working. After an initial install of IntelliJ, the dialog is considered a "popup". If you open this popup with Ctrl+Q, and then click the pin icon at the upper right, it turns the popup into a normal dialog. This dialog behaves like the other views, which are dismissed with Shift+ESC.

The Fix

To restore the popup behavior, click the gear icon (upper right) and make sure "Show Toolbar" is checked. Click the big red X icon. This returns it to popup mode.

My life just got way better.

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jmbeck Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 07:09

jmbeck