Something handy

[Stephen Barncard]

After a hang, there is a FORCE QUIT item in the OSX dock icon menu. 
Clicking and holding will reveal the menu. It's been there for a 
while. Are you sure you didnn't just get lucky with the right menu 
item or does it work without selecting one of the items??

>Hi all,
>
>One of the other lists to which I subscribe had the following hint 
>that you may find useful in OSX.
>
>I'm just wondering if everyone else is aware of something I find 
>very handy. When an app  hangs, you can usually force quit by 
>clicking and holding its icon in the dock... A menu will pop up 
>offering "Force quit," and choosing it will do so without asking for 
>confirmation or leaving behind a window you must dismiss. I find it 
>much more convenient than cmd-opt-esc.
>
>Also, the cmd-opt-esc may not apply to Rev; I've never tried either 
>one. My thanks to Jay Reeve for his insight.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Joe Wilkins

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