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Re: Close button on Single Window Utilities
FROM : finlay
DATE : Wed Nov 20 14:30:22 2002
Quoting Charles Srstka <<email_removed>>:
> Not so. I like leaving System Prefs running, so that when I have to
> change some setting and I click on its Dock icon, its window appears
> instantly instead of my having to wait the 1.62 seconds it takes for SP
> to launch. Sure, it doesn't seem like much, but it can get aggravating
> if you do it often.
On my G4 with 256mb RAM, it takes longer to page it back in than it does to
launch it. Not to mention I don't feell the need to change system settings
every 5 minutes...
> I also *really hate it* when iPhoto quits if I close its window. That
> app takes quite a while to launch, and if I had wanted to quit it, I
> would have quit it, dammit! Instead, I have to either drag its window
> out of the way, minimize it to the Dock (taking up Dock space), or use
> Command-H every time I want to make the thing get out of my way. It
> would be much easier if I could just close the window and have it come
> up when I clicked on the app's icon.
The problem here is the pros and cons of leaving apps open -- you wouldn't want
to use the application with the window not open, would you? You say you want to
have the window come back when you click on the app's icon... Do you really
want the entire application cluttering up your VM if you're not definitely
going to use it later? Let's not get into a discussion about the Dock, that's
already been beaten to death, but I think it makes more sense to keep the app
open with the window minimized (then it would pop back when you click on the
icon, right?), or hide the app, if you need it to stay open.
--
Finlay Dobbie
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DATE : Wed Nov 20 14:30:22 2002
Quoting Charles Srstka <<email_removed>>:
> Not so. I like leaving System Prefs running, so that when I have to
> change some setting and I click on its Dock icon, its window appears
> instantly instead of my having to wait the 1.62 seconds it takes for SP
> to launch. Sure, it doesn't seem like much, but it can get aggravating
> if you do it often.
On my G4 with 256mb RAM, it takes longer to page it back in than it does to
launch it. Not to mention I don't feell the need to change system settings
every 5 minutes...
> I also *really hate it* when iPhoto quits if I close its window. That
> app takes quite a while to launch, and if I had wanted to quit it, I
> would have quit it, dammit! Instead, I have to either drag its window
> out of the way, minimize it to the Dock (taking up Dock space), or use
> Command-H every time I want to make the thing get out of my way. It
> would be much easier if I could just close the window and have it come
> up when I clicked on the app's icon.
The problem here is the pros and cons of leaving apps open -- you wouldn't want
to use the application with the window not open, would you? You say you want to
have the window come back when you click on the app's icon... Do you really
want the entire application cluttering up your VM if you're not definitely
going to use it later? Let's not get into a discussion about the Dock, that's
already been beaten to death, but I think it makes more sense to keep the app
open with the window minimized (then it would pop back when you click on the
icon, right?), or hide the app, if you need it to stay open.
--
Finlay Dobbie
<email_removed>
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