--- xye-0.12.1.old/src/dialogs.cpp
+++ xye-0.12.1/src/dialogs.cpp
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
             dialogs::yesnoCurrent.push(dt);
             break;
         case (SDLK_ESCAPE):
+        case (SDLK_q):
             dialogs::yesnoCurrent.pop();
             dt.escdown=true;
             dialogs::yesnoCurrent.push(dt);
@@ -71,8 +72,9 @@
             dt.target->endSub();
             dt.func(true);
             break;
+
         case (SDLK_ESCAPE):
-            
+        case (SDLK_q):
             if(!dt.escdown) return;
             dialogs::yesnoCurrent.pop();
             dt.target->endSub();
@@ -281,7 +283,9 @@
     switch(keysym)
     {
         case SDLK_RETURN: textDialogClick(true); break;
-        case SDLK_ESCAPE: textDialogClick(false); break;
+        case SDLK_ESCAPE:
+        case SDLK_q:
+            textDialogClick(false); break;
         
         case SDLK_BACKSPACE:
             d.text=d.text.substr(0,d.text.length()-1);
--- xye-0.12.1.old/src/levels.cpp
+++ xye-0.12.1/src/levels.cpp
@@ -526,6 +526,7 @@
              //return false;
              break;
         case(SDLK_ESCAPE):
+        case(SDLK_q):
              thewindow->Close();
              break;
 
--- xye-0.12.1.old/src/xye.cpp
+++ xye-0.12.1/src/xye.cpp
@@ -793,6 +793,7 @@
                         break;
 
                     case (SDLK_ESCAPE):
+                    case (SDLK_q):
                         ExitCommand();
                         break;
 
--- xye-0.12.1.old/src/xyedit.cpp
+++ xye-0.12.1/src/xyedit.cpp
@@ -790,6 +790,7 @@
     switch(keysim)
     {
         case (SDLK_ESCAPE): //ESC
+        case (SDLK_q):
             editorEscapePressed=true;
             break;
         case (SDLK_RETURN): case (SDLK_KP_ENTER): //Enter
@@ -804,6 +805,7 @@
     switch(keysim)
     {
         case (SDLK_ESCAPE): //ESC
+        case (SDLK_q):
             if(editorEscapePressed)
             {
                 editorEscapePressed=false;