[muglo] Re: Stopping the Pizza! ?

Thanks for this Mary

Yes - this is perhaps the only other option under Panther

On 30 Mar 2004, at 10:09 PM, Mary wrote:

> At 9:59 PM -0500 3/30/04, Ilbert Walker wrote:
>
>> Back in the good old days  :-)  it was possible to use Command + ' to
>> abort an action
>
> Mean Command and . ? (Command and period.)
>
>> Doesn't seem to work with Panther .............and one is stuck with
>> that interminable spinning pizza - until IT (the system?) decides it
>> can let you repossess your machine's control.
>>
>> Anybody know of a current 'stop or cancel action' workaround or key
>> board command?
>
> Apple/Option/Esc/ gives you the option to force-quit an app. (Try it
> now, and you'll see the dialogue window.) Can be helpful if the app
> is stalled on something.
>
> (And, yes, I call it the Apple key, rather than the Command key. :-)
>
>   Mary
>
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