--- a/js/taggingtext.js	Mon Nov 09 12:00:24 2015 +0100
+++ b/js/taggingtext.js	Wed Nov 11 14:12:55 2015 +0100
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 var regex_element_index = 0;
 
 window.onbeforeunload = function() {
-    return "Are you sure?";
+    return "Unsaved data will be lost.";
 };
 
 
@@ -558,11 +558,22 @@
     replaceSmartClose();
 }
 
+$(document).keyup(function(e) {
+     if (e.keyCode == 27) { // escape key maps to keycode `27`
+        // close popups
+        $('#load_topic_div').css("display", "none");
+        $('#new_topic_div').css("display", "none");
+        $('#load_regex_div').css("display", "none");
+        $('#regex_generator').css("display", "none");
+        $('#smartRegexPopUpDiv').css("display", "none");
+        $('.questionMarkClass').css("display", "none");
+        $('.tagItemDivClass').css("display", "none");
+    }
+});
+
 
 $(document).on("click", '#smartRegexShowDiv > span', function (e) {
     
-    
-
     $('#smartRegexPopUpDiv').css("display", "block");
     
     $('#smartRegexPopUpDiv').attr("editID", $(this).attr("id"));