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To make your main frame closable with the ESCape key go into the OnLoad function and add the following line :

 tinsert(UISpecialFrames,"MainFrameName");

where MainFrameName is the name of your main frame of the application.

==Example==

 <Frame name="ExampleFrame" parent="UIParent">
 	<Size>
 		<AbsDimension x="640" y="512" />
 	</Size>
 	<Anchors>
 		<Anchor point="CENTER" />
 	</Anchors>
 	<Scripts>
 		<OnLoad>
 			tinsert(UISpecialFrames, self:GetName());
 		</OnLoad>
 		<OnShow>
 			PlaySound("igCharacterInfoOpen");
 		</OnShow>
 		<OnHide>
 			PlaySound("igCharacterInfoClose");
 		</OnHide>
 	</Scripts>
 </Frame>
===Description===
self:GetName() returns the current UI Object's name; in this case, the frame's name. This makes the code more flexible.

OnShow and OnHide will play the same sound you hear when you open and close your character frame, respectively.

== EditBoxes and OnEscapePressed ==
EditBox type frames have an "OnEscapePressed" handler, which will prevent this method from working with them.  For these frames you can instead use:
  myeditboxframe:SetScript("OnEscapePressed", function(self) self:Hide() end)

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