Please make the escape key 'close active window' again

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How often do I bring up the option screen during a game? Basically, never. How often do I want to close an active window? Rough guess: >1000x.

And there are already two ways to bring up the option screen: F8 & menu via mouse. So the escape key is, how should I say, slightly redundant.

Please, please. please make the escape key 'close active window' again.
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
How often do I bring up the option screen during a game? Basically, never. How often do I want to close an active window? Rough guess: >1000x.

And there are already two ways to bring up the option screen: F8 & menu via mouse. So the escape key is, how should I say, slightly redundant.

Please, please. please make the escape key 'close active window' again.


I feel exactly the same way. I hate to keep harping on this...but I still haven't gotten a straight answer whether this has been addressed or not? I'm pretty sure I have the most recent patches installed, yet the "ESC" key still works as this poster mentioned. Actually, I'm kind of surprised that there haven't been any recent posts about this since I find this problem a huge pain in the butt.
Reply #2 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Doesn't have to be the escape key - any key will do    PLEASE   , as long as it consistently closes the active window and takes you back to the main view from whatever view you are currently in.

Ideally, there would be one key to always take you back to the main view, and one to always go back to the previous view (such as back to the main planet screen from the starport screen, or details screen etc). Would probably remove at least 25% of unneeded mouse movement and clicking.

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Reply #3 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Does anyone know if this problem is addressed in the 1.6 beta? I hope so--I can't believe there's anyone who doesn't find this problem at least mildly annoying.