The indicator light (a small dot) is on the dock item if OS X is told to show in in System Preferences. It’s the default. That’s the only way to know if the app is still open, unless you look carefully at the menu bar (which, in case you didn’t know, is shared between every app on the system and simply changes according to which app has focus).
In these enlightened times of sudden termination and iOS-like process and power management, it’s actually very rare indeed that one benefits from manually closing windows or quitting apps. Normally, all the state is saved automatically, and there is even an option to reopen all the windows that were open when the app quit (not the default, but my preference). Still, out of habit, I close windows and quit apps when I’ve finished with them. Same for iOS. A tidy process list reflects an ordered mind, and all that. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
