In Windows, when you close the last window of an app, the app closes. It is no longer in memory. It is no longer listed as a running app, and is no longer in the app switcher. On OS X, it is possible to have an app open, without any windows of that app open. When the last window of an app is closed, the app remains in memory - but with no windows. I think you can close an app from the dock, but I’m not sure how to tell if an app is open visually. Generally, I have learned to close windows when I’m done with an app. For example, I have 14 apps open right now, but all of them don’t have windows open. I occasionally go through the app switcher and quit apps without windows. I use the launchpad to quickly launch and switch between apps. VO+shift+d quickly takes me to Finder. My machine has 16GB of RAM. If you are on a lower memory system (i.e. less than 8GB), performance may slow down if a large number of apps are in memory. If your machine slows down (which can happen with a large number of large apps on even high-memory systems), go through the command+tab switcher and quit windowless apps. Bill > On Dec 8, 2015, at 1:29 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Hi list, > My mother uses a Mac, and whenever I have to take it to fix or install > something, I find a bunch of apps open. This isn't a problem, but they're all > empty. Safari, messages, Mail, and others are all there when I command-tab, > but all report "has now windows" when I switch to any of them. I told her she > can leave things open and not worry about it, and if she wants to close apps, > just close them completely. > > She responded that she does; she clicks the X, and to her, the app goes away. > To VoiceOver, though, the app is there but totally empty. > > Does anyone have any idea what might be going on? Clearly, 'clicking the X' > is different from command-q, but how? Is VoiceOver seeing something hidden, > or is this X not the same as the X in Windows? using a mouse, how do you > actually close an app? Thanks. > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com> > > > > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor and your owner is Cara > Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries > <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries>. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout > <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.
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