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From: M-M on 21 Mar 2010 01:41 In article <sdfisher-6B4699.20120620032010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>, Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > Press and hold down the command key. Press the tab key and release it, > but continue to hold the command key. > > Press Q to quit an app. Press Tab to switch to another app. As long as > you don't let go of the command key, the app switcher will stay on > screen. Even better if you have a trackpad: Use a 4-finger horizontal swipe to bring up the application switcher, then just keep hitting the q key and apps will quit as you like. The app switcher will stay alive as long as you don't click anywhere. No holding down of any keys required. -- m-m http://www.mhmyers.com
From: Jolly Roger on 21 Mar 2010 01:45 In article <C7CB290A.557F9%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > In article jollyroger-50C7A9.23394320032010(a)news.individual.net, Jolly Roger > at jollyroger(a)pobox.com wrote on 3/21/10 12:39 AM: > > > In article <C7CAF8C3.55757%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > >> In article ho2q0j$lbt$1(a)news.albasani.net, Richard Blaine at > >> rick(a)nospam.biz > >> wrote on 3/20/10 11:35 AM: > >> > >>> Any quick way/shortcut to close five or six currently running apps under > >>> 10.6.2 without having to manually shut down each one? > >> > >> > >> How about Option-Cmd-Esc, select the apps, and click the button. (IOW, > >> Force > >> Quit them all.) > > > > Again, not the best idea as a common practice, for obvious reasons. \> > 1. Again? Yes. > 2. What's the real downside? It's already been said earlier in the thread. A force quit is just that - a forceful shutdown of an application. When you force quit an application, the application does not have a chance to close any files it has open, and does not save any data that has not been saved. This can leave preference files and documents in incomplete or corrupt states. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: David Empson on 21 Mar 2010 02:32 Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > In article jollyroger-50C7A9.23394320032010(a)news.individual.net, Jolly Roger > at jollyroger(a)pobox.com wrote on 3/21/10 12:39 AM: > > > In article <C7CAF8C3.55757%nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid>, > > Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> wrote: > > > >> In article ho2q0j$lbt$1(a)news.albasani.net, Richard Blaine at > >> rick(a)nospam.biz wrote on 3/20/10 11:35 AM: > >> > >>> Any quick way/shortcut to close five or six currently running apps > >>> under 10.6.2 without having to manually shut down each one? > >> > >> > >> How about Option-Cmd-Esc, select the apps, and click the button. (IOW, > >> Force Quit them all.) > > > > Again, not the best idea as a common practice, for obvious reasons. > > > 1. Again? Force Quit has already been suggested in this thread, and discouraged. > 2. What's the real downside? For each application which is force quit: 1. Unsaved changes in open documents are lost. 2. Any database it has open may be in an inconsistent state, leading to loss of data when the application is force quit (at least uncommitted data, possibly more serious such as major corruption of the database). 3. Preference changes might not be saved. 4. Other persistent state information might not be saved. -- David Empson dempson(a)actrix.gen.nz
From: dorayme on 21 Mar 2010 04:05 In article <ho3icc$676$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Tempuser <tempuser(a)vacationmail.com> wrote: > On 3/20/10 4:10 PM, dorayme wrote: > > In article<ho3g99$2kt$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, > > Tempuser<tempuser(a)vacationmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On 3/20/10 3:26 PM, Richard Blaine wrote: > >>> Richard Blaine wrote: > >>>> Any quick way/shortcut to close five or six currently running apps > >>>> under 10.6.2 without having to manually shut down each one? > >>> > >>> Thanks for all the suggestions, even the ones that require a chicken > >>> dance. Best options look like OP's freeeware apps, I'll take a look at > >>> them when I get a chance. > >>> > >>> Until then, I guess I'll keep using rt click|<quit> on the dock icons... > >> Try Cmd - Option - ESC. Select all the programs you want to quit. > > > > What is theadvantage of this over the doc mouse way or command > > tab way if you can't select all at once in the Force Quit window > > (you can't in Tiger at least).? > > > 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. AFter pressing those 3 keys, you get a dialog box that > lists all the open apps. You can easily select all the apps or > just the ones you want to force quit. Fair enough. Was not sure of further than Tiger... -- dorayme
From: dorayme on 21 Mar 2010 04:10
In article <200320101541138040%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <ho3icc$676$1(a)speranza.aioe.org>, Tempuser > <tempuser(a)vacationmail.com> 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. > > nonsense. it's available in every version of os x. Please give instructions, then, on how to *select all* on Tiger in the Force Quit Applications window. I know Command A does not work, is there some other way? Does it involve boiling up frogs' legs, rats' tails or waving some magic wand in a prescribed manner? -- dorayme |