Something handy

[Andre Garzia]

you can also select force quit from the apple menu...

or kill the process from the terminal...

the tricky thing is when a process hang while you're shutting down  
the machine and you can't use the mouse or keyboard anymore...

On Mar 8, 2007, at 12:08 PM, Stephen Barncard wrote:

> 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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