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A Mac Ctrl-Alt-Delete?
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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I'm a new Mac user and I was just wondering - What is the "Mac Ctrl-Alt-Del"?
(I use OS X) (If there's a difference in this issue between OS 9 & X) Thanks!
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Join Date: Jun 2001
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"Have sharp knives. Be creative. Cook to music" ~ maxelson
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It's Command-Option-Escape, to bring up the force-quit dialog. And unlike Windows, force-qutting an application actually works <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" /> .
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Join Date: Feb 2002
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For tring to quit a stalled application (frozen) use Command (the Apple key), option and escape.
For restarting:
Command (the key with the apple on it), Control, and the eject key (substitute the keyboard's power button on older macs).
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Dang, philzilla bet me to it...
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<img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
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"Have sharp knives. Be creative. Cook to music" ~ maxelson
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Or you could try Moki's app, escapepod. I'll have to find a link. It's lets you Control-alt-delete to quit the current app immediatly and not deal with the force quit panel which won't always come up and takes longer to.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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If you are in a full screen app that crashes just do the command and then hit return twice. Because the open application is highlighted by default you can do this and not even have to see. 
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The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions, that I wish it always to be kept alive.
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And remember that Force Quitting in OS 9 aint the best thing to do... it don't always work and may freeze the comp. OS X rules. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="wink.gif" />
-Owl
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or as an alternative, if the app you are trying to force quit has it's icon in the dock (most do...), click and hold (or "right click" or "control + click) the dock icon, a short menu will pop up....in it you'll see a "quit" command....holding the option key will change it to a "force quit"
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Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity...
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Ambrosia - el Presidente
Join Date: Sep 2000
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escapepod is a little application that lets you terminate the frontmost application by hitting Control-Alt-Delete, or do a force-logout by hitting Command-Control-Alt-Delete.
There are times that Mac OS X appears to be hung (especially in some games) when it really isn't -- just the frontmost application's GUI is wedged. Additionally, when the entire GUI appears to be hung, it is safer to do a force-logout than to simply reboot your machine (and it is quicker, too).
<a href="http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/utilities/freebies/" target="_blank">http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/utilities/freebies/</a>
enjoy.
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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Sometimes Force Quit doesn't really close the application, so the best way is to use the "kill" command from the terminal.
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