Shutting Down

[Derek Atkins]

John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us> writes:

>> That didn't work for me..  After a first run and setting up the
>> data file for the first time, saving, exiting via the red circle,
>> if I restart GnuCash then it doesn't bring up the data file.
>> 
>> Using the most recent 2.2.9 off the website (Intel version).
>> 
>>> The third way to quit is with Command-Q. Quitting from the Dock
>>> doesn't work at present, though Force Quitting does -- but that *will*
>>> lose any preference changes.
>> 
>> I'm not sure I know what the Dock is...
>
> Derek,
>
> Interesting. Are you still using Tiger?

Nope.  10.5.8

> The Dock is the bar of application icons along the bottom of the
> screen. Control-clicking (or right-clicking, if you've got a
> polybuttoned mouse) on an icon will bring up a menu for the app, which
> if the app is running will include "Quit". That's what doesn't
> work. Pressing the Option key while the menu is displayed will change
> "Quit" to "Force Quit", which sends a SIGKILL to the app when
> selected.

Ahh.  I don't think that's how she closed it.  But I don't know for
sure.

Note that this was only an issue that I noticed during the first
run.  I'm also 2000 miles away from that Mac right now so I can't
play with it until I get back home.

> Regards,
> John Ralls

-derek

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