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  • Founded: May 7, 2005
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A mailing list for discussions about designing the user experience of Macintosh applications. This includes installation, distribution and actual use of the application. The list's main focus is on the design, but implementation issues may also be discussed.

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Re: What kinds of apps should quit when last window is closed?
Except the menu items for new contacts are greyed out. Can still edit template and whatnot, so I guess that still counts, but it’s not as strong a case as I
Posted - Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:44 pm
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Re: What kinds of apps should quit when last window is closed?
Interesting… So, I guess that would include situations where you could still create a new entry, right? For instance, Address Book shouldn’t quit on last
Posted - Fri Jan 28, 2011 2:40 pm
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Re: What kinds of apps should quit when last window is closed?
... That is the guideline I follow, but I'm not sure if it spelled out in the HIG anywhere. ... Also keep in mind that Mail supports multiple viewer windows
Posted - Thu Jan 27, 2011 3:15 pm
 Aaron Burghardt
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Re: What kinds of apps should quit when last window is closed?
a document based application should not close if the last window is closed. The user may just want to load another document in a non-document based app this
Posted - Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:52 pm
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What kinds of apps should quit when last window is closed?
We're having some discussion about applicationShouldTerminateAfterLastWindowClosed: and in what situations it's appropriate to return YES from this method.
Posted - Thu Jan 27, 2011 2:44 pm
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