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Re: When to return YES from -applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:
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Re: When to return YES from -applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:


  • Subject: Re: When to return YES from -applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed:
  • From: Hannes Basler <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:05:27 +0100
  • Mail-followup-to: email@hidden

Hi,
On Sun, Jan 16, 2005 at 12:13:06AM +1300, Angela Brett wrote:
>I'm trying to decide whether the app I'm writing should return YES
>from applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed. I'm fairly sure
>it should, but I'm wondering if Apple has an official guideline on
>which applications should quit when the last window is closed. I
>assumed there would be a guideline somewhere but I checked the AHIG
>and couldn't find anything. Does anyone know what the official line
>is on this, or otherwise have an opinion?

It is in the AHIG [1] in Windows->Window Behavior->Closing Windows.

>My opinion/observation is that non-document-based apps where the user
>cannot open more than one window or group of related windows
>(excluding auxiliary windows like panels etc) quit when the last
>window is closed. But iCal seems to go against that, as far as I know
>there is no way to open more than one calendar window but iCal does
>not quit when you close the window. In fact, the 'Close' menu item is
>still available even when there is no window to close. So either iCal
>is going against the guideline, or the guideline is not what I
>guessed it is.

If an non-document-based app can provide an useful function without
its main window it should not quit. Like iTunes playing mp3 without
its window or iCal waiting for new events.


    Hannes

[1] http://developer.apple.com/documentation/UserExperience/Conceptual/OSXHIGuidelines/index.html

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