Re: Problems with Printmonitor

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From: Darin Adler
Date: Wed, 11 May 1988 01:24

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In article <50956@sun.uucp> chuq@plaid.Sun.COM (Chuq Von Rospach) writes:
> I consider this a bug. PrintMonitor is a program that you Can Not Kill. It
> violates the interface specs by not having a "quit" menu option, and while
> you don't really need it often, when you do, and it's not there, it's a
> killer.

I think I agree that a "Quit" for PrintMonitor would be good, but note this:

The "Background" demon launches PrintMonitor whenever there are spool files
to print, so immediately after you quit PrintMonitor, a new one is spawned!

Putting in a "Quit" that makes sense would require some kind of change.
-- 
Darin Adler						AppleLink:Adler4
UUCP: {sun,voder,nsc,mtxinu,dual}!apple!darin	  CSNET: darin@Apple.com

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From: darin@Apple.COM (Darin Adler)
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Subject: Re: Problems with Printmonitor
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Date: 11 May 88 01:24:53 GMT
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