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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/ 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68386 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68400 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68404 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68414 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68513 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68524 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68602 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68677 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-68698 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 https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/10897-how-do-you-close-a-program/#findComment-69722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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