Std CloseActiveWindow

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CloseAllWindows

Std File Menu

Std CloseActiveWindow
Menu location
File → Close
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
Ctrl+F4
Introduced in version
-
See also
Std CloseAllWindows

Description

The Std CloseActiveWindow command closes the active window. To close a document all its windows must be closed.

Usage

1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
   • Select the File → Close option from the menu.
   • Use the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+F4.
2. To close a document: repeat this for all windows belonging to it.
3. When closing the last window of a document that has not been saved, a dialog box will prompt you to save it:
   • Press the Save button to save the document. If required enter a filename first.
   • Press the Discard button to discard the document and lose all changes.

Options

• When the dialog box is displayed: press Esc or the Cancel button to abort the command.

Notes

• The command can only close docked windows.
• A document can also be closed by right-clicking it in the Tree view and selecting Close document from the context menu.

Scripting

See also: FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

To close a document use the closeDocument method of the FreeCAD application. For a scripting example see Std New.

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CloseAllWindows

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