I understand cmd+w is not closing the application, but I also wouldn’t say cmd+w is for hiding… since we also have cmd+h for hiding the application.
I expect cmd+w to behave like closing tab on browser; media wouldn’t still be playing when tab is closed. However, since tab is not implemented yet. This will be the reasonable explanation for me that this is a feature.
Edit: The reason why this is a problem is that it is possible to instantly open back the ‘closed tab’ if closed by cmd+h; but with cmd+w, it is not easy to open the object again for it is no longer there in Mission Control.
- Although it is possible with my other bug report on closed window reopen itself, if users lean towards using menu bar, they wouldn’t be able to reopen the ‘closed window’. And it is not consistent anyway.
On chrome, cmd+w and cmd+shift+w are indeed worded as ‘close’.
