Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept

Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by ridiculous_fish on Monday May 31, 2021 @06:43PM (#27348892)

> The option I want is the one that’s missing: quit, but keep all the documents.

This option is totally available! Just hold down the Option key, and Quit will change to Quit and Keep Windows. Command-Option-Q also works.

If you prefer that as the default, you can toggle "Close Windows when Quitting an App" in System Preferences -> General.

Source: I wrote that feature! (And yeah I wish it were a button in the dialog)

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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by ksec on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:08PM (#27349095)

Wow! Did the design /UX team not allow that to be an option?

I always thought it should have been the default option. Much like browser save all the tabs when closed, it should have been on by default.

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Re:Rethinking the computer ‘desktop’ as a concept by szhu on Monday May 31, 2021 @07:32PM (#27349243)

This used to be the default option! I still remember the WWDC keynote where the feature (called Resume) was introduced. Having it on by default made for a really cool demo, where all the windows were restored after a restart:

https://youtu.be/LPMjUtfQPks?t=19m16s

Not only was it on by default, there actually wasn't an easy way to turn it off, leading to tips like this:

https://osxdaily.com/2011/07/18/disable-mac-os-x-lion-resume...

I'm not sure when the option was added or when it stopped being on by default.

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