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From: nospam on 22 Mar 2010 16:42 In article <1jfsu4k.kmxg9zjhvib5N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > I have very occasionally wanted to quit Finder so that I can do > something like delete a .DS_Store file it has open, such as the one for > the desktop (which it would open again when relaunched). and rm in terminal didn't work?
From: David Empson on 22 Mar 2010 19:18 nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <1jfsu4k.kmxg9zjhvib5N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, David Empson > <dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz> wrote: > > > I have very occasionally wanted to quit Finder so that I can do > > something like delete a .DS_Store file it has open, such as the one for > > the desktop (which it would open again when relaunched). > > and rm in terminal didn't work? I _think_ it was because a .DS_Store file was corrupted, and causing Finder to crash and relaunch when a particular folder was opened. I wanted to quit Finder to be absolutely certain it didn't have the file open when I deleted it. (I can't see any evidence that Finder keeps either .DS_Store files or its preferences file open under normal conditions.) As I said, "very occasionally", and I can't recall the specific reason why I found it useful to quit Finder. The method I use (if Quit Finder hasn't been enabled) is, from Terminal: osascript -e 'tell app "Finder" to quit' -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: Jolly Roger on 23 Mar 2010 01:27 In article <1jfsu4k.kmxg9zjhvib5N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote: > Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > In article <ho6mv0$kvt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > > John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: > > > > > My Finder is quit at this very moment. I set it to be quit via Cmd-Q via > > > Cocktail. > > > > > > Tres simple. > > > > How do you get it back? And why would you want to quit it (as opposed to > > relaunching)? > > I have very occasionally wanted to quit Finder so that I can do > something like delete a .DS_Store file it has open, such as the one for > the desktop (which it would open again when relaunched). I've quit the Finder in the past because it was misbehaving, or to force some network (sidebar?) cache to be rebuilt. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: dorayme on 23 Mar 2010 06:03 In article <michelle-2B7F79.05435421032010(a)nothing.attdns.com>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <dorayme-CD11F3.19182021032010(a)news.albasani.net>, > dorayme <dorayme(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote: > > > > > I'm just trying to give the guy some options for a force quit of all > > > > applications. CMD - Option - ESC is only available in 10.5 and 10.6. > > > > > > I believe that it is available in all versions of OS X. > > > > Are you sure that Select All is available? Not in Tiger on my > > machine though possibly I miss something here? > > Select All is not available, but shift-click is. So you can click on the > first item, shift-click on the last, and have all of them selected. Can't test on my Tiger Powermac (new office still not wired up) but I suspect you are perfectly right. This possibility slipped my mind. It sure works like you say on 10.6 on a Macbook. -- dorayme
From: John McWilliams on 25 Mar 2010 02:18
Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <1jfsu4k.kmxg9zjhvib5N%dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz>, > dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) wrote: > >> Warren Oates <warren.oates(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> In article <ho6mv0$kvt$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >>> John McWilliams <jpmcw(a)comcast.net> wrote: >>> >>>> My Finder is quit at this very moment. I set it to be quit via Cmd-Q via >>>> Cocktail. >>>> >>>> Tres simple. >>> How do you get it back? And why would you want to quit it (as opposed to >>> relaunching)? >> I have very occasionally wanted to quit Finder so that I can do >> something like delete a .DS_Store file it has open, such as the one for >> the desktop (which it would open again when relaunched). > > I've quit the Finder in the past because it was misbehaving, or to force > some network (sidebar?) cache to be rebuilt. One reason I posted that was it's in the process I use to quit apps quickly. I just hit Cmd-Q repeatedly, and as one quits, the next one pops up, and so on. The Finder, when quit, and all other apps are quit, will relaunch itself. (Though this latter may be a function of a setting I made long ago via Cocktail.) -- John McWilliams |