2 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/app/impl_view.rs b/src/app/impl_view.rs
index 892b00c..5f313f7 100644
--- a/src/app/impl_view.rs
+++ b/src/app/impl_view.rs
@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ impl View for App {
                 self.message.set_kind(MessageKind::Info);
                 return EventResult::Consumed(None);
             }
+            Event::CtrlChar('c') => {
+                self.message.set_message("Use the :q command to quit");
+                return EventResult::Consumed(None);
+            }
 
             /* Every keybind that is not caught by App trickles
              * down to the focused habit. We sift back to today
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d96119e..3ec964a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ fn main() {
     } else {
         let mut s = termion().unwrap();
         let app = App::load_state();
+
+        // prevent Ctrl-C from killing the app and allow the app to override it.
+        s.clear_global_callbacks(cursive::event::Event::CtrlChar('c'));
+
         let layout = NamedView::new(
             "Frame",
             LinearLayout::vertical().child(NamedView::new("Main", app)),