vboyz Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 hello my fellow osx86 peeps. When u click the X button, it seems like it closes the app but it still sitting in the dock and "idling" in the background. I remember seeing an option to actually close the app, but can't remember where. Any1 know what the options I can select to actual "destroy" the program when I click the "X" button? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaiOSX Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 4 solutions [EDIT] If your app is frozen/does not repsond [/EDIT] : 1) Right Click on your Application in the dock > Force to quit. 2) Command + Alt + Esc > you'll get a contextual menu and be able to close any application. (on PC keyboard the keys sequence might be Windows + Alt + Esc. 3) Open the Terminal, type "top" (without quotes) Check the app process number to close, then CTRL + C, then type "kill xxx" (xxx represent the process number, still without quotes) 4) Open /Preferences/Utilities/Activity Monitor Select the app to close and click "quit" (quit or force to quit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFIStudio-Inside Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 and the most important applekey+q = quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaiOSX Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 LOL, you're right, it was so obvious, that i forgot to write it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vboyz Posted March 4, 2006 Author Share Posted March 4, 2006 look like these are just one time solution...not a permanent? I knew about the Apple + Q to quit... but wondering see if there's a permanent setting to quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sigxcpu Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 the application is not in the dock. its icon there is a shortcut. if it is started it has a black arrow below and you simplu quit it with apple-q Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjr1028 Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 CMD(Apple)-option-esc is the mac equivalent to ctrl-alt-delete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ouch Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 You are trying to make the application behave like a windows application but as far as i know there is no way of doing this. The X button in the corner of OS X applications is for closing the window only. You close an application by going to file->quit. (or command+q as previously stated) There is no button for closing an application. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calinb Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 This is the one of the first things a Windows user must get over! On the upside, the memory management in OS X works so well, most of the time, you can forget about closing/terminating applications. Just close the windows when you're done and don't worry about the little black arrows. Unlike Windows, you can fill your dock with little black arrows with nary a slowdown. Such usage typically brings a Windows machine to its knees--even one with gigs of memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Nonny Moose Posted March 4, 2006 Share Posted March 4, 2006 A quick search led to this page Now everyone go to your applications folder, hit command-a then command-o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aqualeviathan Posted March 6, 2006 Share Posted March 6, 2006 Right-click dock icon -> Quit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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