Re: Removing quit button from dock menu
Re: Removing quit button from dock menu
- Subject: Re: Removing quit button from dock menu
- From: Alex Kac <email@hidden>
- Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:13:38 -0600
I might’ve over-reacted a bit on Dave’s post as it wasn’t really bad and I get that many times we do want to dissuade people from doing things that are not user-friendly, but I’ve seen devs chased away too often. I think its better to let the user’s themselves admonish the developer.
On Feb 23, 2010, at 9:02 AM, Paul Sanders wrote:
> I don't think he meant it to be taken literally! I took it as a tongue-in-cheek way to ask why the OP wants to do this. I found it rather amusing.
>
> However, to answer the question, one can subclass NSApplication, override [NSApplication terminate] and not call super. That doesn't get rid of the menu item, but it does prevent it from quitting the app. And I guess you might beep, too.
>
> Paul Sanders.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alex Kac" <email@hidden>
> To: "Dave Carrigan" <email@hidden>
> Cc: <email@hidden>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 2:39 PM
> Subject: Re: Removing quit button from dock menu
>
> No offense but that type of attitude and comment is unhelpful and one
> reason cocoa devs sometimes have a not-so-nice reputation. I can
> think of several types of apps that need this. Kiosk apps, security
> apps, corporate apps, and so forth.
>
> I beg of you to stick to the technical on this list.
>
> --
> Sent from my mobile phone
> (please excuse any mistakes or short response I might have made)
>
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 8:15 AM, Dave Carrigan <email@hidden> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Feb 22, 2010, at 10:33 PM, yogin bhargava wrote:
> >
> >> I dont want to allow the user to quit my application except from the
> >> activity monitor. I have removed the controls for apple+Q button
> >> and menu
> >
> > You need to explain to us why you hate your users so much.
Alex Kac - President and Founder
Web Information Solutions, Inc.
"Forgiveness is not an occasional act: it is a permanent attitude."
-- Dr. Martin Luther King
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