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Article #2783Re: Problems with Command-Q for shutdown
From: David Walton
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1989 18:46
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 1989 18:46
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In article <8400148@m.cs.uiuc.edu> gillies@m.cs.uiuc.edu writes:
>
>/* Written 3:43 pm Aug 7, 1989 by cy@dbase.UUCP in m.cs.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.mac */
>> And why not have Shutdown as a Command-Q equivalent on the File
>> Menu, as well?
>/* End of text from m.cs.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.mac */
>
>Well, I did this a year ago with ResEdit.
[Various problematic scenarios with nasty accidental shutdowns deleted]
>A beginner would scream bloody murder about this; I simply curse and
>tell myself to be more careful. I understand why Apple hasn't added
>command-Q = shutdown to the finder menu. It's dangerous.
Since the problem seems to be hitting command-Q accidentally, why not
use a different command key combination? I've used command-S for
shutdown for a while. Works fine, with little possibility for error
(at least in the Finder).
--
David Walton Internet: dawyd@tartarus.UChicago.EDU
U. Chicago Computer { Any opinions are my own, not those }
Science Macintosh Lab { of my employers (or anybody else). }
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!uxc.cso.uiuc.edu!tank!gargoyle!dawyd From: dawyd@gargoyle.uchicago.edu (David Walton) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Problems with Command-Q for shutdown Summary: Why not use Command-S? Message-ID: <451@gargoyle.uchicago.edu> Date: 10 Aug 89 18:46:53 GMT References: <550@halley.UUCP> <8400148@m.cs.uiuc.edu> Reply-To: dawyd@gargoyle.uchicago.edu.UUCP (David Walton) Distribution: usa Organization: U. Chicago Computer Science Dept. Lines: 27