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It’s an additional abstraction. On Windows/Linux closing an app requires doing the obvious thing. Press the big X, you’re done. You’re back to the previous app
by dieulot 3y ago
It’s an additional abstraction.
On Windows/Linux closing an app requires doing the obvious thing. Press the big X, you’re done. You’re back to the previous app instantly.
On Mac after closing a window what you see on the screen is a lie (besides the ever subtle menu bar and shades of gray); you’re still in the visually-hidden app.
- cmiller1 3y agoBut why would closing a window close the program? If my program has many windows open which big X should close the program? Why shouldn't I be able to run a program without any windows open?
- baal80spam 3y ago> If my program has many windows open which big X should close the program? The last one, obviously. > Why shouldn't I be able to run a program without any windows open? Because 99% of the time window IS a program. If a program has no windows, it is a process.
- cmiller1 3y agoWhy should a process and a program be different things? Sounds like an additional abstraction to me