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Quit an App when Closed.
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Dalton63841
macrumors 65816
While this is a strongly embedded Windows train of thought, there is no real way to mimic this behavior in Mac. After a little google though, it appears someone has made a workaround to do this, if you are interested:
http://superuser.com/questions/53935/getting-mac-os-x-applications-to-close-after-last-window-closed
Its about halfway down the page.
No, I think it is not possible. However some applications can be quited by clicking the red x. It is something what the developer decideds. You could go into the source code of chrome to change itbut I wouldn't recommended that. I actually like my applications not stopping when closing them, but I understand it can be annoying, especially for windows users.
Yeah, this is by design. The best way is to get used to hitting Cmd-Q to quit. This is because Mac's philosophy is application-based whereas Windows is window-based.
One isn't necessarily better than the other, but you get used to it.
One isn't necessarily better than the other, but you get used to it.
MacDawg
Moderator emeritus
Your next hurdles...
No cut/paste of files in the Finder
Only resize windows from the bottom right corner, not anywhere
No select deletion of files in the Trash
Good luck with the transition 😉
Dalton63841
macrumors 65816
You will get used to it, and probably learn to appreciate it. The great thing about the app not completely closing is that when you launch it again it will pop back instantly, no waiting for the app to reload. It's only a couple seconds, but its nice.
What? I copy/paste in finder. Actually, I use cmd + x and then cmd + v (cut and paste instead of copy. Copy = cmd + c)
MacDawg
Moderator emeritus
You can copy / cut and paste text in an application
You cannot cut files and paste them to another location in the finder
Dalton63841
macrumors 65816
You can copy/paste in OS X, but you cannot CUT/paste. At least not by default. There are some Automater actions and hacks to work around this, but in a default config OS X does not cut/paste files in Finder by design.
I know you can copy files. I've done it. Just did it. Yea can't cut and paste, never noticed that before.
displaced
macrumors 65816
Think of it like this...
OS X's Dock is like the Windows start menu, taskbar and notification area (system tray) all in one place.
An icon in the dock is more than a shortcut to start the application. It'll also display status information (e.g. Mail's unread-mail count or Chrome's in-progress downloads count) and let you control the app's window visibility (click to bring-to-front, click and hold for 'expose')
Now, if applications closed completely just because you closed their window, the Dock would really be just a dumb application launcher. Just because you're finished reading your email doesn't mean you don't want to be notified about any new email. Likewise, just because you've closed all of Chrome's web page windows doesn't mean you want it to stop your current downloads.
It's a tough habit to break, but you really don't have to worry an awful lot about how many apps you've got running. OS X won't bog-down when many apps are open.
I tend to do a kind of 'sweep' when I'm changing tasks. Use Command+Tab (basically the same way as you use Alt+Tab in Windows). Tap Tab a few times to highlight each app's icon, then if you want it gone just tap Q to quit it (still holding Command down!). I'll quit any apps I know I'm done with and leave everything else open. I'll never quit Mail and Safari, but I'll close Xcode when I'm done programming for the day.
Hope that helps!
OS X's Dock is like the Windows start menu, taskbar and notification area (system tray) all in one place.
An icon in the dock is more than a shortcut to start the application. It'll also display status information (e.g. Mail's unread-mail count or Chrome's in-progress downloads count) and let you control the app's window visibility (click to bring-to-front, click and hold for 'expose')
Now, if applications closed completely just because you closed their window, the Dock would really be just a dumb application launcher. Just because you're finished reading your email doesn't mean you don't want to be notified about any new email. Likewise, just because you've closed all of Chrome's web page windows doesn't mean you want it to stop your current downloads.
It's a tough habit to break, but you really don't have to worry an awful lot about how many apps you've got running. OS X won't bog-down when many apps are open.
I tend to do a kind of 'sweep' when I'm changing tasks. Use Command+Tab (basically the same way as you use Alt+Tab in Windows). Tap Tab a few times to highlight each app's icon, then if you want it gone just tap Q to quit it (still holding Command down!). I'll quit any apps I know I'm done with and leave everything else open. I'll never quit Mail and Safari, but I'll close Xcode when I'm done programming for the day.
Hope that helps!
Consultant
macrumors G5
Are you trying to install anti-virus and shutting the computer down everytime you are moving it too?
This is a fundamental misunderstanding of how OS X deals with running applications. An application can't "not completely close"... it's either running or it isn't, and whether or not a window is open is simply a parameter. So when you open a window in an application you haven't quit, it opens instantly because you're not launching the application.
If you have recently quit the application, it does still launch faster because the contents are still in the RAM.
Gregg2
macrumors 604
And . . .
The green button does not make the window go to "full screen".
You can't change the font in the menu bar.