OS X Technologies :: Display Dialog When Logout Button Clicked?

Apr 23, 2012

I would like to run a script when a user selects log out from the apple drop down to ask the user if they backed up their data before it allows them to log out. I created a script that prompts you and then brings you to the logout screen but do not know how to get it to run, or something similar to run, when you select log out. Obviously, I do not want it to run when the user has already logged out. The other option I see that could work would be to change the message, "are you sure you want to quit all applications and log out now?" which I cannot figure out how to do.

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AppleScript, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X V10.6 Snow Leopard :: Logout Prompt/ Change Log Out Dialog?

Apr 23, 2012

I was wondering if somebody could help me. I would like to run a script when a user selects log out from the apple drop down to ask the user if they backed up their data before it allows them to log out.  I created a script that prompts you and then brings you to the logout screen but do not know how to get it to run, or something similar to run, when you select log out.  Obviously, I do not want it to run when the user has already logged out.

The other option I see that could work would be to change the message, "are you sure you want to quit all applications and log out now?" which I cannot figure out how to do.

Info:
AppleScript, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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OS X Technologies :: Apple-script: Display Dialog While Doing Shell Script?

Mar 19, 2012

I'm making an applescript app for my company, and had  a question.The functionality of the app is working great, but there is a certain step which can take up to several minutes.This can give the user the feeling that nothing is happening and things are stuck. Is there a possibility to display a dialog as long as the action (shell script) is running?Something along the lines of "Now performing action X.

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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Feb 27, 2012

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iPhone 5, iOS 7.1.1

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Apr 12, 2012

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Jun 25, 2012

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Jul 2, 2012

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

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Dec 13, 2008

I just purchased a new Canon Inkjet printer and like my old Epson, the print dialog box is very limited. My only options are to change paper size or landscape mode. I'm unable to choose the number of pages, copies or print quality, etc.

How do I get a full featured print dialog box to display?

As an aside, in the printer/fax prefs I ink supply levels are unavailable as well.

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Jun 8, 2012

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Mar 29, 2012

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OS X Technologies :: Mail Doesn't Display Html?

May 20, 2012

I have a shell script running on a Linux machine to generate multipart mail messages. These display perfectly in Thunderbird (PC or Mac) but the html is missing when I open them in Mac mail. Switch to plain text and they look fine, but the html just doesn't display.

I've tried Snow Leopard and Lion with the same result. 

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OS X Technologies :: Determine If User Is Using Virtual Display?

May 21, 2012

I'd like a Terminal or AppleScript command to determine if a logged in user is using a virtual display. 

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I know `stat -f%Su /dev/console` will give me who is in front of the local computer, but I need another command to determine if user2 is using a virtual display on the same local computer. 

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MacBook Pro :: Display Would Not Turn On After Pressing Power Button

Jun 6, 2014

1.turn into black screen after running for about 15 mins, but the system is still running because the keyboard is still functional. After reboot, i record the log as below, it shows that it is a GPU Panic.  

2. display would not turn on after pressing the power button but can still hear the apple start up chime and the system keep running with the screen off. 

3. after erased the hard drive and re-installed Mavericks. Under a new installed system, it can run normally for about 1 day, after that especially after a shut down or restart, the problems above came back.  

I am currently working in Thailand but I have no plan to go back to the US in a short period of time. I brought the laptop to the local apple service, they said it is certainly the logic board or GPU failure and the parts need to be replaced. The cost of the replacement is around half of the price that I paid for this laptop.

Anonymous UUID:       398E619F-8811-6838-BEFC-13DF20E24CAE Tue May 27 10:02:04 2014panic(cpu 4 caller 0xffffff7fa970bf7c): "GPU Panic: [<None>] 3 0 a0 d9 9 8 0 3 : NVRM[0/1:0:0]: Read Error 0x00000100: CFG 0xffffffff 0xffffffff 0xffffffff, BAR0 0x102c00000 0xffffff8138e01000 0x0e7150a2, D0, P3/4

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MacBook Pro with Retina display, OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

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Jun 28, 2009

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Jan 7, 2010

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Feb 14, 2012

SOME ago, I came across a strange problem on my macbook pro: I wast able to log out, restart or shut down using the apple menu, nor using the power button, which just won't respond.When I try to restart, nothing just happens. No spinning wheel, nothing. The only way to restart is to use sudo reboot in the Terminal.This problem started short after I installed a program called FontForge, but uninstalling it didnt help, nor did recovering the system from an older Time Machine backup (from the time before I installed the FontForge). Finaly I thought it could be something about the SMC and I reseted both it and the PRAM, but without any success. Then I did a re-installation of Mac OS X Lion using Lion recovery, but still no difference and now Im beginning to feel quite clueless.

Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), 13" Mid 2010

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Apr 29, 2012

Is it better to use sleep mode or logout on a iMac ?

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OS X V10.7 Lion :: Logout Script At Login

May 10, 2012

logout script under 10.7.3 client 

When I startup and login with an local standard user account I imediatley need to logoff and go back to the loginscreen.....we need this in case of using Filevault2 and AD Networkaccounts? 

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Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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Nov 12, 2010

I often have an issue where my iMac won't shut down, restart or logout users. Basically, when I click Shut Down or Restart, the desktop icons disappear as if the computer's getting ready to shut down (the desktop wallpaper remains) and it just sits there and won't shut down. I have to hold down the power button on the back of the computer in order to get the computer to shut off. This often happens when I try to logout a user. I'd say this happens about 2/3 to 3/4 of my attempts to shut down or logout a user.

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Aug 20, 2009

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Apr 2, 2010

Everything is fine and great with my iMac 27 except for the fact that logging out and rebooting takes ages. I've already disconnected all 3rd party USB devices and logout/reboot times are still close to ~3 minutes.

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Mar 31, 2009

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May 1, 2012

I have MBP 15" 2011 running Lion 10.7.3. When I try to restart, shutdown, or logout it does nothing. No warnings and it doesn't freeze.

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MacBook
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Apr 17, 2008

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Do you think i should take this imac back or do you think its just some software bug?

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Aug 4, 2009

I just switched from windows/pc and want to know if it's possible to "logout" of an account without shutting down applications/internet connectivity. I used to be able to click "log off" (in windows) when I got up to leave my computer (for security) so that I would have to type in my username and password to get back in and applications such as AIM and internet connection were still available. Can you do this on a Mac? So far I only see options to log out completely or to put it into full sleep mode (signing you off of AIM and iChat).

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Jun 20, 2010

When I had just installed the Intel X25M (80 gb G2) shutdowns took merely 2 seconds. Now, after the dock minimizes adn hte icons disappear, the computer just hangs for 10-15 seconds, turns into a blue screen and hangs for maybe 10 seconds more before actually shutting down (black screen, everything off).

Does anyone know what is wrong? The drive is only 2-3 months old, and I still have 40 Gb free.

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Jun 6, 2012

I have a new install of Mac 10.7.4 on a 21" iMac. I have the iMac set to automatically log out after 14 minutes of idle time. On many occasions when the logout is triggerd, the user account will log out, but the screen does not display the login window, it still shows an image of the last state of when the computer was logged in. When I move the mouse, the screen acts as if it's erasing the pixels off the screen, showing bits and pieces of the login screen in the background. If I type a user ID and password, a small area clears around the login fields so I can see the fields and log in. 

This was originally happening when a screen saver was enabled, I have since removed the screen saver. This did not make a difference. 

I have the Preference Pane>Security>Advanced set to log  out at 14 minutes and the Preference Pane>Energy Saver>Display Sleep set to go black at 15 minutes. 

I have tried various different times/settings, but have not been able to fix this. 

Since this configuration is for a Lab setting, I really need for the computer to log out cleanly and go back to the login screen. 

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