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  1. Minecraft: Java Edition
  2. MC-80476

On macOS, the "drop item stack" shortcut conflicts with the "quit Minecraft" shortcut

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    • Icon: Bug Bug
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    • Minecraft 1.8.4, Minecraft 1.8.8, Minecraft 15w33b, Minecraft 15w33c, Minecraft 15w38b, Minecraft 1.10, Minecraft 1.10.2, Minecraft 16w44a, Minecraft 1.12.2, Minecraft 17w48a, 1.14.4, 1.16.2, 1.16.3, 22w16b, 1.19.2, 1.20.4, 23w51b, 24w03b, 1.21, 24w34a, 24w38a, 1.21.4 Pre-Release 1
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    • macOS
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    • Input, Inventory
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      Workaround

      Hold down the Fn/Globe key along with Command and Q, or rebind "drop item" to something else.

      On windows and Linux, you can drop a stack of items by hovering over it and pressing control+Q. On macOS, this shortcut is changed to command+Q, causing it to conflict with the shortcut for closing the app. macOS allows the player to bypass this problem by holding down the Fn/Globe key along with command and Q, but this is rather cumbersome and not widely known about, so many Mac players feel as if they are missing a feature.

      To fix this, the "drop item stack" shortcut should be rebound from command to something else. I wonder if changing it to shift across all OSes wouldn't be a good idea, since shift is already used for moving a stack of items and the positioning of the control key on Apple keyboards is somewhat inconvenient compared to PC keyboards. (edit: I just realized this wouldn't work when not in the inventory, I'll propose something better soon)

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