On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:37 PM, Andrew Williams <[email protected]> wrote:

> I use this technique to ensure Growl (and other apps) are always open,
> even if they crash:
> http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20110617204111325
>
> I don't have Mountain Lion, so I can't test it, but maybe it will work for
> your problem too. Let me know if you try it out. I'd like to know how it
> works.
>
> Oh, and I use an Automator workflow to kill Growl when I need to:
> http://cl.ly/Ikda Edit that workflow to match the file name you set up
> and then File > "Duplicate To..." to save a copy as an application instead
> of a workflow. When you click the app, it closes Growl and stops it from
> re-launching itself. You can then re-open it with a button or relog into
> Mac OS to restore it.
>

You can avoid that "Growl keeps reloading when I quit it on purpose" by
changing your launchd plist.

See https://gist.github.com/3361651

I can't remember where I saw this trick, but the key (no pun intended) is
to use SuccessfulExit to indicate when the app quit, but did not crash.

TjL

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