Peter Nyboer

I've struggled with this issue before, and have come up with mildly satisfactory solution, but for a current project, it's not really satisfying. 

I need to run my own "Quit" process in a standalone, which is sort of possible using menubar, but on OSX, there's the "Quit" in the ApplicationName menu (e.g. Max/MSP menu) which will bypass any "Quit" that I put in the File menu with menubar. 

On windows, I can "disable" the default Quit in File with a message to menubar, which results in an unsightly dual "Quit" (the disabled default + the Quit I create in menubar), but at least it functions. However, if the user clicks the "contatining" window's "X" to close the app, then my all-important "Quit" routine is bypassed. (I guess that is a separate question - can I disable the application window?).

SO those are my issues that I'd LOVE to be able to workaround...is possible?

I've struggled with this issue before, and have come up with mildly satisfactory solution, but for a current project, it's not really satisfying.  
I need to run my own "Quit" process in a standalone, which is sort of possible using menubar, but on OSX, there's the "Quit" in the ApplicationName menu (e.g. Max/MSP menu) which will bypass any "Quit" that I put in the File menu with menubar.  
On windows, I can "disable" the default Quit in File with a message to menubar, which results in an unsightly dual "Quit" (the disabled default + the Quit I create in menubar), but at least it functions.  However, if the user clicks the "contatining" window's "X" to close the app, then my all-important "Quit" routine is bypassed.  (I guess that is a separate question - can I disable the application window?).

controlling-quit-in-standalones-and-menubar

Will closebang not work for whatever you are trying to do at quit 

time? I've never tried to use it in a standalone, not sure if it 

works the same as in a Max/MSP based patch...

At 10:10 AM -0700 7/21/06, pnyboer wrote:

>I've struggled with this issue before, and have come up with mildly 

>satisfactory solution, but for a current project, it's not really 

>I need to run my own "Quit" process in a standalone, which is sort 

>of possible using menubar, but on OSX, there's the "Quit" in the 

>ApplicationName menu (e.g. Max/MSP menu) which will bypass any 

>"Quit" that I put in the File menu with menubar. 

>On windows, I can "disable" the default Quit in File with a message 

>to menubar, which results in an unsightly dual "Quit" (the disabled 

>default + the Quit I create in menubar), but at least it functions. 

>However, if the user clicks the "contatining" window's "X" to close 

>the app, then my all-important "Quit" routine is bypassed. (I guess 

>that is a separate question - can I disable the application window?).

>SO those are my issues that I'd LOVE to be able to workaround...is possible?

202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X

Will closebang not work for whatever you are trying to do at quit 
time?  I've never tried to use it in a standalone, not sure if it 
works the same as in a Max/MSP based patch...

At 10:10 AM -0700 7/21/06, pnyboer wrote:
>I've struggled with this issue before, and have come up with mildly 
>satisfactory solution, but for a current project, it's not really 
>satisfying. 
>I need to run my own "Quit" process in a standalone, which is sort 
>of possible using menubar, but on OSX, there's the "Quit" in the 
>ApplicationName menu (e.g. Max/MSP menu) which will bypass any 
>"Quit" that I put in the File menu with menubar. 
>On windows, I can "disable" the default Quit in File with a message 
>to menubar, which results in an unsightly dual "Quit" (the disabled 
>default + the Quit I create in menubar), but at least it functions. 
>However, if the user clicks the "contatining" window's "X" to close 
>the app, then my all-important "Quit" routine is bypassed.  (I guess 
>that is a separate question - can I disable the application window?).
>
>SO those are my issues that I'd LOVE to be able to workaround...is possible?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Peter.
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Dan Nigrin
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202 Hack / PC-1600 User / VSTi Host / OMS Convert / Jack OS X
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oh, sure, do it the easy way! yes, it looks like this will work pretty well, actually, using a closebang in my main interface.

oh, sure, do it the easy way!  yes, it looks like this will work pretty well, actually, using a closebang in my main interface.


Quote: pnyboer wrote on Fri, 21 July 2006 18:28

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> oh, sure, do it the easy way! yes, it looks like this will work pretty well, actually, using a closebang in my main interface.

auto quitting a standalone usualy just chrashes the runtime for me in mac os classic as well as 10.4

Quote: pnyboer wrote on Fri, 21 July 2006 18:28
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> oh, sure, do it the easy way!  yes, it looks like this will work pretty well, actually, using a closebang in my main interface.
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auto quitting a standalone usualy just chrashes the runtime for me in mac os classic as well as 10.4


controlling "Quit" in standalones and menubar....