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  "path": "/t/optional-setting-to-toggle-enter-to-send-off/1378281#post_1",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-01T06:25:25.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Hi everyone,\n\nI know this has been requested multiple times before, but I’d like to raise it again with an additional perspective not just UX, but also efficiency and resource usage.\n\n**Current behavior:**\n\n  * Enter = Send message\n\n  * Shift + Enter = New line\n\n\n\n\n**The issue:**\nWhen writing longer or structured prompts, it’s very easy to accidentally press Enter and send the message prematurely. This leads to:\n\n  * Interrupted workflows\n\n  * Fragmented prompts\n\n  * Immediate follow-up edits or corrections\n\n\n\n\n**Proposed solution:**\nIntroduce an **optional toggle in settings** that allows users to choose how messages are sent:\n\n**Option A (current default):**\n\n  * Enter = Send\n\n  * Shift + Enter = New line\n\n\n\n\n**Option B (writing-focused mode):**\n\n  * Enter = New line\n\n  * Shift + Enter = Send\n\n\n\n\n**Option C (common industry standard, including among competitors as standard** …**):**\n\n  * Enter = New line\n\n  * Ctrl + Enter = Send\n\n\n\n\nThe Ctrl + Enter option is especially aligned with behavior in many other platforms (including competitors), making it more intuitive for a large group of users.\n\n**Why this matters (User Experience):**\n\n  * Prevents accidental message sending\n\n  * Improves workflows for longer prompts\n\n  * Supports both casual and advanced users\n\n\n\n\n**Why this matters (OpenAI / Efficiency):**\nAccidental sends often result in:\n\n  1. A full response being generated\n\n  2. The user immediately correcting or resending the prompt\n\n  3. The initial response becoming completely unused\n\n\n\n\nThis means unnecessary tokens are processed and generated for responses that provide zero value.\n\nOpenAI has previously highlighted that even small, unnecessary interactions (like very short prompts of including “Hello”) can be wasteful at scale. Accidental submissions likely represent a similar inefficiency just less visible.\n\nReducing these cases could:\n\n  * Lower unnecessary compute usage\n\n  * Improve overall system efficiency\n\n  * Reduce redundant generations at scale\n\n\n\n\n**Summary:**\nThis is a small, optional setting that:\n\n  * Improves UX significantly\n\n  * Aligns with common platform standards\n\n  * Potentially reduces wasted compute and cost\n\n\n\n\nA rare case where both user experience _and_ system efficiency greatly benefit from the same change.\n\nThanks for considering!",
  "title": "Optional Setting to Toggle “Enter to Send” off"
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