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Why GOV.UK's Exit this Page component doesn't use the Escape key (beeps.website)
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Interesting piece of webdev solving.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

There are some good arguments for not using the escape key, but there's also another benefit:

You don't need to reach over to hit it. Normally, your hand rests near the shift key, so using it is a much more innocuous action than lifting up your hand to reach over to the upper left corner.