alistair@minster.york.ac.uk (07/19/89)
I want to perform a Shut Down (as if the corresponding entry had been selected from the Special menu in the Finder) from within an application. I can't find anything on that in Inside Mac. Can anyone give advice or tell me where to look, please? There is a good reason for wanting to do this, and not just quitting my application and using the special menu. My application is designed for use by blind people - the Finder is not. Alistair Edwards | Janet: alistair@uk.ac.york.minster Department of Computer Science | phone: (UK) (0904) 432775 University of York | (international) +44 904 432775 Heslington, York | England YO1 5DD |
han@Apple.COM (Byron Han) (07/21/89)
Try V-585 to V-590 in Inside Macintosh - "The Shutdown Manager"
Hope this helps.
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------jpd00964@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (07/22/89)
> I want to perform a Shut Down (as if the corresponding entry > had been selected from the Special menu in the Finder) from > within an application. Have you checked out IM V-587. They give the traps needed. Michael Rutman Softmed
keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin) (07/23/89)
In article <227700014@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> jpd00964@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > >> I want to perform a Shut Down (as if the corresponding entry >> had been selected from the Special menu in the Finder) from >> within an application. > >Have you checked out IM V-587. They give the traps needed. Unfortunately, these just shut down the machine, without any consideration for other running applications. Only by selecting the options from the Finder menu will the other applications be politely exitted, giving them a chance to save documents, dictionaries, configurations, etc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keith Rollin --- Apple Computer, Inc. --- Developer Technical Support INTERNET: keith@apple.com UUCP: {decwrl, hoptoad, nsc, sun, amdahl}!apple!keith "Argue for your Apple, and sure enough, it's yours" - Keith Rollin, Contusions
svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol) (07/24/89)
In article <33397@apple.Apple.COM>, keith@Apple.COM (Keith Rollin) writes: > In article <227700014@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> jpd00964@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu writes: > > > >> [wants to shutDown machine from software] > > [suggestiong to see the ShutDown managet] > > Unfortunately, these just shut down the machine, without any consideration for > other running applications. Only by selecting the options from the Finder > menu will the other applications be politely exitted, giving them a chance to > save documents, dictionaries, configurations, etc. > On page 586 of IM V it says that 'if Switcher is running, an _ExitToShell is called exiting Switcher and returning control to the Finder' It was my understanding, given the comments on pg. 586 of IM V about Switcher, that the ShutDown Manager would call each currently running application and give them a chance to 'shut down' before going on and dealing with drivers, mounted drives, etc. If it does not, it certainly gives the impression of doing so - well at least under System 7.0 we can send a message to the Finder to 'ShutDown'. Boy isn't IAC neat :-) -- +--------------------------------------------------+ Leonard Rosenthol | GEnie : MACgician Lazerware, inc. | MacNet: MACgician UUCP: svc@well.UUCP | ALink : D0025