OS X V10.7 Lion :: Why Clicking Red X Does Not Close Program
Mar 24, 2012
I am a first-time Mac user and have a question about quiting/closing programs.
When you click the red button/X in the upper left corner of a program, is there a setting in Lion to make the program actually close/quit instead of having to go to the menu at the top and click Quit?
This was annoying on a windows mobile phone - it is still annoying on the iMac and I could not find any settings in System Preferences to change how clicking on the red button closes a program.
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iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.1)
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Apr 22, 2012
Does anyone know if there is a setting, application some way or anything to make it so when I press the X on a window the task ENDS!Â
Its very frstrating to have to go back and reclose everything with command+q... There has be an option or something somewhere?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), purrrr. .. .
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May 23, 2012
I'm a long time windows/Ubutnu user who have recently migrated to Mac OS X and running 10.7.4. One thing which I'm unable to get used to is that while the red button closes a window, the program will remain open until you quit the application using the Menu Bar. One option to bypass it is use the key combination ctrl-q but by doing that all the instances of that program opens up the next time I open that application. Is there a way out?
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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MacBook Air, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
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I can't seem to find a way to close all windows in Preview.
Can somebody try this and see if they get the same result I do.
1. Copy an image into the clipboard.
2. Open Preview
3. Hold down command-N for about 20 seconds.Â
You should end up with dozens of windows with the image that you copied.
Now, try to close them.Â
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MacBook
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MacBook Pro (15-inch Early 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.4)
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