# \[Minor\] menus not responding to escape key

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459>\
**Category:** The Garage\
**Created:** [March 13, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459 "2013-03-13T15:08:05Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 12\
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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/1 "2013-03-13T15:08:05Z")

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I found it a minor annoyance that while most menus quit on escape, there are a few who do not:

- picking up items menu
- wait menu (default ^)
- Cheating menu. (I assume it uses the same functions as the wait menu, so fixing this should be an easy fix)
- Using/applying (‘a’) bladed implement
- the old messages screen (‘P’) does NOT respond to ‘q’ (as is listed on the screen) nor the escape key. Space is the way out.

Running windows Cataclysm DDA Version 0.2.

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**Author:** ![AseaHeru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aseaheru/32/8_2.png) [@AseaHeru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AseaHeru)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/2 "2013-03-13T15:15:45Z")

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there is an option to quit it. as do most menus.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/3 "2013-03-13T15:20:01Z")

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I know. I just found it a minor usability issue.

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**Author:** ![AseaHeru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aseaheru/32/8_2.png) [@AseaHeru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AseaHeru)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/4 "2013-03-13T15:20:57Z")

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it is? i think the no ESC for grabbing items is more annoying.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/5 "2013-03-13T15:24:59Z")

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Yeah, that also is annoying. This was just the one I found. I’ll update the topic.

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**Author:** ![FrankyPlaysGames](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/frankyplaysgames/32/32_2.png) [@FrankyPlaysGames](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/FrankyPlaysGames)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/6 "2013-03-13T15:36:14Z")

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Yeah, it confused me at first too.  
I try to pick up something, I can’t exit the menu with escape, you just have to make sure nothing is selected and hit “enter”.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 3:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/7 "2013-03-13T15:53:14Z")

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I have this small usability boner, so I facedesked a little bit when I realized what was up.

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**Author:** ![kenoxite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kenoxite/32/858_2.png) [@kenoxite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kenoxite)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/8 "2013-03-13T16:01:13Z")

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Press the space bar.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/9 "2013-03-13T16:35:31Z")

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> [@kenoxite](#):
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> Press the space bar.

That does nothing in the “^” and cheat menu. And it is a bit counter-intuitive in the case of the pickup menu.

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**Author:** ![kenoxite](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kenoxite/32/858_2.png) [@kenoxite](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kenoxite)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/10 "2013-03-13T16:41:05Z")

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I wasn’t implying that it doesn’t need fixing, because it certainly does. Anyway, I think theDarklingWolf mentioned this in the release thread. There’s were I learned about the space bar alternative, as he also mentioned that.

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**Author:** ![Soyweiser](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/soyweiser/32/37_2.png) [@Soyweiser](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Soyweiser)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/11 "2013-03-13T16:42:51Z")

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Sorry pressed a wrong button, wanted to edit, not quote. (Deleted the post).

Edit, and thanks for the info. I didn’t know that. (Even as it is counter-intuitive. I’m wondering where which other places the spacebar works).

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**Author:** ![Tase](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/tase/32/867_2.png) [@Tase](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Tase)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/minor-menus-not-responding-to-escape-key/459/12 "2013-03-13T17:26:53Z")

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For the wait menu, not being able to use a generic exit key but instead using ‘7’ which is right next to ‘6’ (wait 6 hours?) is rather problematic. 'e’xamine menu too is weird, sometimes I get stuck because I don’t realize the menu is open.