On Nov 4, 2024, at 9:51?PM, Jim Saklad via groups.io <jimdoc@...> wrote:
Bev in TX wrote:
In addition to the suggestions here...
<Command><Option><Escape> for me opens a ¡°Force Quit Applications¡± window.
If I click on an App in there, then press>Command><a> I can select them all.
Then click on ¡°Force Quit¡±
No 3rd-party stuff needed.
I wouldn¡¯t recommend using that method on a regular basis, unless you don¡¯t mind that:
- you won¡¯t be prompted about saving changes to files.
- open files won¡¯t be cleanly closed (this method doesn¡¯t give apps a chance to empty file buffers).
The OP asked how to create a Shortcut to quit all apps. ?That AppleInsider article includes how to create such a Shortcut. ?It doesn¡¯t require any 3rd party apps. ?See ¡°How to create the Siri Shortcut¡± on that webpage. ?There is a warning below those instructions that I should have mentioned, ¡°There's no changing your mind once the Shortcut is activated. All apps will close, except for apps with unsaved documents, and that includes background apps ¡ª such as TextExpander and Keyboard Maestro.¡°
However, as noted in the instructions, it¡¯s possible to put in exceptions. ?So if you use background apps, such as the ones mentioned in the article, then select the exceptions from the list. ?A couple things not mentioned in the article, you can:
- make the shortcut have apps not ask to save changes or you can alternatively have the shortcut prompt at run time whether you want that.
- add a keyboard shortcut to the Shortcut, to quickly run it.
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Bev in TX
