No longer able to Quit programs by right clicking Icon on dock?

[sgrrsh26]

Just today i noticed i am no longer able to quit any of the open programs by right clicking the icon on the dashboard... any idea why?

 

[Xapphire13]

Screen shot?

 

[sgrrsh26]

Limewire is open but no option to quit

 

[couto27]

go to the force quit

 

[Xapphire13]

You have safari open yes? But there is no blue orb below it's icon? Have you any modifications applied to the dock?

 

[sgrrsh26]

safari is open. cant quit that either or itunes,
no mods

 

[Xapphire13]

does cmd-Q work? Or force quit as couto27 said? Have you restarted finder?

 

[celticpride678]

safari is open. cant quit that either or itunes,
no mods

Go to ~/Library/Preferences and remove com.apple.dock.plist and com.apple.dock.db

does cmd-Q work? Or force quit as couto27 said? Have you restarted finder?

Finder has nothing to do with the Dock. They are two different processes.

 

[sgrrsh26]

I deleted the files you stated but nothing has happened. do i need to restart or something? also what has caused this?

 

[celticpride678]

I deleted the files you stated but nothing has happened. do i need to restart or something? also what has caused this?

Go to Terminal and type in "killall Dock". Make sure to trash the files from the Trash also. It could be a corrupt .plist.

 

[sgrrsh26]

where did it come from

 

[celticpride678]

where did it come from

What do you mean?

 

[sgrrsh26]

killall dock didnt work, but quitting the process from activity terminal worked
thanks a bunch

how did it happen?
this is the first problem i have ever run into

 

[celticpride678]

how did it happen?
this is the first problem i have ever run into

Corrupt .plist file. Happens some times. So, the issue is fixed?

 

[sgrrsh26]

yes thanks a bunch