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From: tjb@inch.com
Subject: Quit Everything 2.0
QuitEverything is a simple script that quits all running
applications, except the Finder, or any applications that you want to
configure as part of an internal exceptions list. I highly recommend that
you set the internal exceptions list even if you think there are no apps
you want to save as exceptions. The reason for this is that there may be
a background application that can slow down the operation of quit
everything. Things like KeyQuencer and Kensington Turbo Mouse (or
Trackball) run background only processes (apps) that you may not see in
the application menu.
If you are like me, when I am working on a project, I end up with 4,
5, 6 or more applications running at the same time. Sometimes I need to
open an application for one minor step in processing (why must everyone
use a different text editor for read me files--BBEdit, Simple Text, and
others). It gets to be a bit of a chore to bring 10 different
applications to the front to quit them, so I wrote a script to do it
automatically. This is v2.0 which improves overall speed and adds an
internal exceptions list.
System requirements:
1. Applescript must be installed on your system. This is a standard
part of the MacOS these days, so it should be installed if you are
running any version of System 7.5 or higher.
2. You must have Sändi's Additions installed. Sändi's Additions is a
free Osax, available from the usual sources (InfoMac, UMich, the
AppleScript resource sites), or from my scripting page at
http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html
3. You must have Jon¹s Commands installed. Jon¹s Commands is
available from Info-Mac archives or from Jon Pugh¹s page at
http://www.seanet.com/~jonpugh/
For more information, visit my web page at
http://www.inch.com/~tjb/scripts.html
or email me at tjb@inch.com
Tom Bovo
http://www.inch.com/~tjb/adoor.html