Dock being a jerk

[zacl87]

This has happened for ages but I might as well throw it out there as a question.
When I close a program (such as picture viewer or system profiler etc..) it stays active on my dock until I ctrl click and close it. It keeps the light on underneath the icon as well.
Is this just a setting I haven't changed? Why do they hang around after being closed?
xo

 

[devburke]

That’s just how OS X works. Most apps still run with all of their windows closed (so if you close all iTunes windows without quitting the app, music will still play, and if you close the Mail window, it will still check for new mail).

We could debate whether this is good or not, but it wouldn’t matter, that’s just how it is for most apps. Some apps do close when you close all of their windows, but those are generally the ones where you only work in one window anyway (like iPhoto).

 

[BlueRevolution]

To quit an application, go to [Application name] -> Quit or press ⌘Q.

 

[zacl87]

Ahh ⌘Q, this is why when I press it in safari it wants to close all of my safari windows.

Yeah, I suppose it has its good and bad points. Thanks for the advice.

 

[Gregg2]

That’s just how OS X works.

And OS9 before X, and OS8....

zac, apologize to your Dock.