Ctrl+W in Exec in web UI closes the window without prompting

[the-sun-will-rise-tomorrow]

Nomad version

I don't know because I'm using the web interface and it's not telling.

Operating system and Environment details

Firefox

Issue

The Exec feature in the Nomad web interface is very useful. However, one small problem is that Ctrl+W on the web means to close the current tab. I find myself frequently pressing with the intention to delete the last word, but it closes the entire window instead.

If it's not possible to capture the key bind, it would be nice if Nomad asked for confirmation when closing an Exec window that's still connected to a container.

Reproduction steps

Open Nomad web UI
Open a job
Click Exec
Select a task
Press Enter to run the pre-filled command
Type something
Press Ctrl+W

Expected Result

Ideally, delete the last typed word (standard bash behaviour).
Slightly less ideally, make the browser prompt me if I really intend to close the tab.

Actual Result

The window closes, losing my session entirely.

Job file (if appropriate)

Nomad Server logs (if appropriate)

Nomad Client logs (if appropriate)

Thanks!

[philrenaud]

Thanks for the request, @WxNzEMof — this seems reasonable and I'll see about implementation.

[philrenaud]

Hi @WxNzEMof , we ended up exploring the idea of preserving hot-keys in the terminal emulator here, but found enough corner cases that we decided to go with a warning/prompt before exiting instead. Hopefully this solves your issue well enough, and thanks again for raising this issue!

[the-sun-will-rise-tomorrow]

Thank you !!!

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