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From: svc@well.UUCP (Leonard Rosenthol)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Shut down
Summary: Are you sure??
Message-ID: <12839@well.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jul 89 22:24:33 GMT
References: <5378@<616852908> <227700014@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu> <33397@apple.Apple.COM>
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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 :-)

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