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In article <1992Nov3.082904.1849@mouthers.nwnexus.wa.com>  (slugg jello)  
writes:

> My app's delegate doesn't receive the appWillTerminate: method when  
WorkSpace terminates the app upon user logout.  This is a drag because my  
app cannot, in that case, save its default settings.  The app does receive  
the method in other situations such as when the user quits the app.

When the user logs out or power down the machine, the message sent to the  
Application delegate is: app:powerOffIn:andSave:.

Note that when you are handling this method (ie. giving the user the  
option to save his work), you probably shouldn't give them the Cancel  
option in any panels you display (like you would if they were just  
quitting the application).

NeXT violates this in some of their own applications, such as Edit.  For a  
good time, start Edit, create a new document, type something in the  
document (don't save it), log out, and hit the cancel button in the panel  
that Edit gives you.

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Gary Ritchie
gary@uaneuro.uah.ualberta.ca