Interviewed by CNN on 10/04/2013 17:15, Geoff Welsh told the world: > well, no, because I still don't know if "exit your browser" means CLOSE > a window, close all windows, close a tab, or QUIT the SM program. I'd > like to know what it's supposed to mean, to know if it's working > properly. > > IDK about MSW but on Mac OSX you can "Close" or "Quit" but "Exit" is a > meaningless term.
I'm not a Mac user but I do help Mac users on occasion and I think I see where you are coming from and why this matter is particularly relevant for Mac users. Thing is, MacOSX sorta discourages quitting the applications. You can close all windows by clicking on the red jewel, but the application keeps running -- you can see by the glow under the icon on the Dock. I have met several Mac users who didn't know about that, and had *no idea* how to quit the application (by menu/Quit or Cmd-Q). Since they also seldom reboot the computer (OSX defaults to hibernate, not shutdown), that Seamonkey session can in practice last several weeks, making for a very long-lived session cookie indeed. Windows and Linux users are used to the idea that as soon as you close the last window, the program quits on its own. But that perception may change: Windows 8 also defaults to hibernate, and quitting "modern" apps (what used to be called "Metro" apps) is not particularly intuitive. Mobile systems in general go that route too. I haven't looked into the "new style" Linux shells, like Unity and Gnome 3, but I wouldn't be too surprised if they also default to hibernate and hide the application quit command. -- MCBastos This message has been protected with the 2ROT13 algorithm. Unauthorized use will be prosecuted under the DMCA. -=-=- ... Sent from my NCR cash register. * Added by TagZilla 0.7a1 running on Seamonkey 2.17 * Get it at http://xsidebar.mozdev.org/modifiedmailnews.html#tagzilla _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey
