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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)
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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).



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