Yes it does without going through the normal dialog. Kind of handy when you get a sudden clap of thunder that tells you a storm is right there and you want to protect your machine by having it off. Or have to leave fast. On Aug 3, 2012, at 1:38 PM, "chris hallsworth" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow! so does this keystroke perform some kind of an instant shut down then? > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas McMahan" <[email protected]> > To: "Mac OSX & iOS Accessibility" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, August 03, 2012 5:49 PM > Subject: Re: Shut down sound > > >> Also we should factor in that Mac has a fast shutdown. It's a lot faster >> than my Windows xp. It's even faster if you do the control option command >> eject method of shutdown. >> On Aug 3, 2012, at 8:12 AM, Gordon Smith <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Josh and Chris >>> >>> No, this cannot be done. But personally, I don't think it's really an >>> issue. Maybe it's just that I've grown so accustomed to Mac OS, or maybe >>> it's just my in-built dislike of Windows. I use it because I have too now >>> and then, and it looks as though I'll have too for work, at least in the >>> short term. >>> >>> But to get back to the question in hand, the simple answer is no, unless >>> there's a separate utility which can create some kind of script to access a >>> sound file when the OS is closing down. But I rout it. Somebody else may >>> know differently, we shall see. >>> >>> Gordon >>> >>> On 3 Aug 2012, at 13:59, josh gregory <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Yeah that'd be nice. That was one of the things that I noticed that >>> was different from windows. But sadly, I don't think there is. >>> >>> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >>> >>> To reply to this post, please address your message to >>> [email protected] >>> >>> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum >>> at either the list's own dedicated web archive: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >>> or at the public Mail Archive: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >>> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >>> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >>> >>> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >>> and worm-free! >>> >>> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >>> the list website at: >>> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
