can i make the red x actually close programs

[parisv]

Is it possible to make it so when you click the red x on a program, it will actually quit it rather than closing the window and leaving the process running?

 

[acxz]

Nope... surely it's quicker to simply press CMD + Q anyway? Get into the habit of using keyboard shortcuts, they can save time everywhere.

 

[DoFoT9]

nah unless your an intense programmer and wanna change every program im afraid your stuck!!!

" + Q" FTW!

 

[Osarkon]

The function of the red button varies from application to application.

In firefox for example, it'll just close the window but leave the process running. However, in iPhoto (I think) it does actually close the application. It depends on the nature of the application.

I don't think you can change it.

 

[richard.mac]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/622811/

 

[DoFoT9]

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/622811/

wow that was a pretty uneventful rollercoaster! i thought you had a fix!!

when i saw it i was likes

then i read the first few replies then was like

then after a while it got a bit boring

hahah just kidding

 

[richard.mac]

but i like the way OS X handles applications . if its good enough for Steve its good enough for me haha jk.

ive come to realise Windows applications that have icons in the system tray and dont quit when you click the "X" button, like uTorrent, Antivirus apps etc. are kind of behaving similar to OS X apps. there are many advantages of having an app not quitting when you close all of its windows. theres about one disadvantage (with today's RAM sizes) which is new users wanting the app to quit, which can be solved by command-Q.

 

[emptyCup]

The function of the red button varies from application to application.

The function is quite consistent, it's just different from Windows. In OSX drag and drop actually works. Therefore it is useful to have multiple windows open. You don't really want closing one window to close all windows and shut down the program.

Some programs, like System Preferences, only have one window. In those programs closing the window shuts down the program because there is nothing else that can be done.

Most Windows users are in the habit of using one program, with one window, at a time. That is one reason they like to maximize windows to fill the whole screen.

If you start thinking about working with multiple open windows at once, you will see that both the red and the green buttons work exactly as they should.

Best wishes.

 

[Osarkon]

The function is quite consistent, it's just different from Windows. In OSX drag and drop actually works. Therefore it is useful to have multiple windows open. You don't really want closing one window to close all windows and shut down the program.

Some programs, like System Preferences, only have one window. In those programs closing the window shuts down the program because there is nothing else that can be done.

Most Windows users are in the habit of using one program, with one window, at a time. That is one reason they like to maximize windows to fill the whole screen.

If you start thinking about working with multiple open windows at once, you will see that both the red and the green buttons work exactly as they should.

Best wishes.

That's the point I was trying to get across in my rambling way.

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

I agree on the use of keyboard shortcuts. I never use the traffic lights anymore.

 

[Lycidas]

I agree on the use of keyboard shortcuts. I never use the traffic lights anymore.

Is there a shortcut for the green one?

 

[parisv]

The function is quite consistent, it's just different from Windows. In OSX drag and drop actually works. Therefore it is useful to have multiple windows open. You don't really want closing one window to close all windows and shut down the program.

Some programs, like System Preferences, only have one window. In those programs closing the window shuts down the program because there is nothing else that can be done.

Most Windows users are in the habit of using one program, with one window, at a time. That is one reason they like to maximize windows to fill the whole screen.

If you start thinking about working with multiple open windows at once, you will see that both the red and the green buttons work exactly as they should.

Best wishes.

in windows if you have multiple internet explorer windows open if you click close it will close that window until u get to the last ie page that is open, then when you close that one it will exit ie.

 

[parisv]

the reason why i ask is cos i have a mac mini in my home theatre setup, it's got 1.8ghz core duo and 512mb ram. After using for a while i decided to watch a movie, it jumped a little bit then i realized i had quite a few programs running! I accessing via screen share from my macbook, i don't know all the shortcuts yet so i will use cmd q from now as it works via screen share.

thanks everyone.

 

[Jolly Jimmy]

Is there a shortcut for the green one?

That's a very good question. It seems there isn't.

 

[Binarymix]

Stoplight is what you want:

http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=26669

It will change the Close and Zoom buttons to act however you want (like windows).

But only in Cocoa apps, but that's almost anything nowadays.

 

[MacGeekPro]

If you wish to make your X button close the app (Like pressing Apple+Q) you will need to edit your sys prefs in Dev mode. Its hairy and complicated though. PM me if you want some more help.

Yoshi

 

[RedTomato]

I don't use the red x much. Always + Q.

Except for Firefox. I'd really like to change + Q to some other key combination. Sometimes I have 40 tabs open, then I reach for + W to close a tab, and accidentally press + Q!

Is there any way to change it for Firefox?