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(DIR) Post #AR0T1wNewNFwTPHjvM by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T18:14:43Z
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was Alt-F4 always a soft program exit and not a kill process command in windows? because I kinda wish it was a kill process command
(DIR) Post #AR0TBaUPBbyPTV2ZSi by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T18:16:29Z
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Me hitting alt-f4 should not be a suggestion where the program gets to ask me if I'm sure. If I hit alt-F4 it should be me taking a revolver to whatever is selected.
(DIR) Post #AR0TFcYzPwBb476lJg by doe@toot.cat
2022-12-26T18:17:09Z
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@Rasp yeah, it's always been a soft exit, you've always just had to go into the task manager to get it Killed Really
(DIR) Post #AR0TGxp9r7R7IIJLXc by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T18:17:26Z
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@doe boooo
(DIR) Post #AR0TMH45kJrsPspPzk by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T18:18:24Z
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@doe Still I hate getting dialog box when I hit it instead of the program just fucking quitting like I asked.
(DIR) Post #AR0TQlpXIt0AzXAEXg by doe@toot.cat
2022-12-26T18:19:12Z
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@Rasp i'm sure there's a program called like "Super Alt F4" which force terminates processes on Ctrl-Alt-F4 if you have it installed
(DIR) Post #AR0TWThdc71aVYBvNY by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T18:20:15Z
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@doe I shouldn't have to install additional software the OS should just do it.
(DIR) Post #AR0TcrsedP8JEOOJWq by doe@toot.cat
2022-12-26T18:21:21Z
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@Rasp Alt-F4 used to just shut down Windows back in the 3.1 days i'm p sure, i think it was 95 that made it a soft quit of the program in focus
(DIR) Post #AR0U6BkhpYzzGCedXc by antares@qoto.org
2022-12-26T18:26:41Z
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@Rasp Yes, Alt-F4 has always sent the same signal as pressing the X in the menu bar. If you enqueue this message 3 times and the program has not stopped or cleared the message, Windows will prompt you with the end program or wait for it to respond dialog. Of course if the program is consuming this message and just refusing to die, then you have to go to the process manager.
(DIR) Post #AR0UPXksFW9V0DxiPA by Polychrome@poly.cybre.city
2022-12-26T18:30:14.967269Z
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@Rasp always been, at least since Windows 3.x.
(DIR) Post #AR0UVQFd3t2HT19PsW by Polychrome@poly.cybre.city
2022-12-26T18:31:17.808256Z
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@Rasp @doe I think the reason is to prevent you from losing work just because you hit a key combination.
(DIR) Post #AR0WBhIKBVa8RX8M9A by Instrument_Data@livellosegreto.it
2022-12-26T18:50:05Z
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@RaspYup always has been like that.
(DIR) Post #AR0cRPbcJnyNwN2BWq by Indus3@bitcoinhackers.org
2022-12-26T20:00:02Z
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@Rasp alt+f4 is not much more than a "close current window" command. What happens to the process in question when the main window is closed depends on each application's code...
(DIR) Post #AR0f8NYi0Kcjx7I2DI by Rasp@raru.re
2022-12-26T20:30:19Z
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@Polychrome @doe I mean yeah I get that but I hate having to always click through quit confirmations. plus my hand is never anywhere near the function row unless I'm about to nuke something.
(DIR) Post #AR0v6pW8gO7xLsN4m8 by Pichu0102@raru.re
2022-12-26T23:29:20Z
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@Rasp Normally alt f4 is a graceful exit in most programs I've used, saving what they need to and closing or asking if you really want to quit/quit options (Windows will even ask what you want to do and bring up the shutdown option select screen when you alt f4 the desktop). I feel like ctrl alt f4 might be good for a process kill command though. Two button hold and one press for emphasis on "this needs to be gone now".