Re: error attempting AppleShowAllFiles
Re: error attempting AppleShowAllFiles
- Subject: Re: error attempting AppleShowAllFiles
- From: John Baltutis <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 15:14:15 -0700
On 10/21/11, Ron Hunsinger <email@hidden> wrote, among other things:
>
> Force-quitting applications is an extremely rude thing to do, and should not
>be done if it's possible to terminate the application in any kinder way. You
>most definitely should not be force-quitting an application just so you can
>toggle a flag. Reserve the force-quit option for when the application hangs,
>and refuses to quit even when asked.
>
> (Exception: Dock won't let you ask it to quit. You have no alternative but to
>force quit it. Update the file first, then cross your fingers and force-quit
>it. "killall" is Terminalese for "force quit".)
Thanks for the detailed explanation. As for force-quitting the Finder, since
Apple provided the OPTION-click and hold on the Finder's Dock icon->RELAUNCH,
maybe it's not as severe as you make out, but I'll keep your cautions in mind.
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