Dock can close windows in Panther!!!

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mattjohndrowmattjohndrow
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in macOS edited January 2014
i just noticed this today. if you have a window minimized, and you ctrl-click it in the dock, there is a close window option!!! exciting!!!

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  • Reply 1 of 8
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    Still using a dev build?
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    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    I believe this is for Finder windows only, which indicates that apps must program the contextual menu item themselves.
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  • Reply 3 of 8
    mattjohndrowmattjohndrow Posts: 1,618member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ast3r3x

    Still using a dev build?



    no, 10.3.2
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    kim kap solkim kap sol Posts: 2,987member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by Kickaha

    I believe this is for Finder windows only, which indicates that apps must program the contextual menu item themselves.



    Yup...in dev builds some windows (document windows mostly) that had unsaved changes or that had to get the user's attention before being closed would not close automatically (making the 'close' option useless). Decent move on Apple's part...but I wonder if there would be some better way of handling this.
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  • Reply 5 of 8
    kickahakickaha Posts: 8,760member
    Sure. Have the window pop up to the front, displaying the "There are unsaved changes..." sheet. Cancel sends it back to the Dock.
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  • Reply 6 of 8
    havanashavanas Posts: 99member
    also works in:



    BBEdit







    does not work in:

    Safari

    Mail

    iChat

    Photoshop 7

    Transmit

    Quicktime

    IE

    Firebird

    iTunes

    Preview
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  • Reply 7 of 8
    mattjohndrowmattjohndrow Posts: 1,618member
    wish it would work in safari
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  • Reply 8 of 8
    tfworldtfworld Posts: 181member
    It will work in SetiLogger X as well...
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