QuitAll Programs is a $15.00 shareware program that quits all running programs on your Macintosh.
You will find this very useful if you:
1. Frequently have numerous programs running and want to quit out of most or all of them before running other programs. Normally, you would have to select each program and quit out of each one separately. QuitAll Programs does it with one double-click and a carriage return.
2. Are running many programs in a project and want to quit the project and start another one.
3. Are getting low on memory and need to re-claim available memory by quitting all programs.
What's more, you can create an Exceptions List to tell QuitAll which programs you do NOT want to quit. For example, you may use the Stickies program which keeps sticky notes on your screen; maybe you want to keep your email program running when you run QuitAll Programs.
Extensions will not quit.
User will be prompted if documents need to be saved before quitting.
What You Need:
Any Macintosh.
200K of free memory.
System 7 or later with AppleScript.
Instructions:
Running QuitAll Programs for the first time:
The first time you run QuitAll Programs, it will ask you to create an Exceptions List. This is a list that contains the programs that you do not want to quit when you run QuitAll Programs. Creating the list is easy:
1. Quit out of all programs, except those that you want to keep running when using QuitAll Programs.
2 Run QuitAll Programs and click on Options, then click on Create Exceptions List. QuitAll Programs will automatically create a list of the currently running programs.
3. Now test QuitAll Programs. Run a few other programs and then click on the Quit All Programs button. All programs should quit except the programs you had running when you created your Exceptions List and any programs that have unsaved documents. Extensions will not quit.
Resetting The Exceptions List
You will want to reset the Exceptions List if you install new software that adds new extensions or Control Panels to your system folder. Otherwise, when you run QuitAll Programs, it might quit one of the new extensions or Control Panels which are running in the background. To reset the Exceptions List:
1. Quit out of all programs (except Stickies and other programs that you want to keep running).
2 Run QuitAll Programs and click on Options and then Set Exceptions and then Create Exceptions List. QuitAll Programs will automatically create a list of the currently running programs.
3. Now test QuitAll Programs. Run a few programs and then run QuitAll Programs. Click on the Quit All Programs button. All programs should quit except the programs you had running when you created your exceptions list and any programs that have unsaved documents. Extensions will not quit.
Shareware - Pay Your Fair Share
Just think of it this way - for only $15.00 you are getting a very useful utility. Consider all the time you will save by quitting all programs at once with one double-click. So, please take a few moments to register.
You will receive free tech support and upgrades (and that annoying registration reminder will go away)
Please register one QuitAll Programs program for each Macintosh:
$15.00 per user; the price is $10.00 per user for quantities of 10 or more. We take credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, AMEX) or checks.
2. Send registration info and check or credit card information to:
Rich Love
Carnation software
PO Box 608
Carnation, WA 98014
You can use the registration form in the file called "Register QuitAll Programs".
3. Fax registration and credit card information to:
Carnation Software
Fax (425) 333-4902
4. Call Carnation Software:
Phone (425) 333-4288
Known Problems
QuitAll Programs uses AppleScript and Apple Events to quit programs. Older programs that do not support Apple Events may not quit.
Legal Stuff
QuitAll Programs is distributed as shareware. This means that you may evaluate it free for 30 days, but if you continue using it beyond that time, you must pay a $15 (US) registration fee.
QuitAll Programs may not be sold for profit without the express written permission of Rich Love and Carnation Software, Inc.
Carnation Software, Inc. cannot be held responsible for data loss due to application quitting. No warranty is given or implied. Carnation Software, Inc. cannot be held responsible for damages resulting from the use of QuitAll Programs.
QuitAll Programs is a trademark of Carnation Software
Version History
1.0 Released January 22, 1998
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1.01
1/29/98
Fixed a problem that caused Adobe Pagemill to crash when quitting with QuitAll.
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1.02
1/30/98
Never let Extensions quit (even if they are not in the Exceptions list).
This will make sure that when you install new software that adds an extension, it will not quit when you run QuitAll Programs.
(Prior versions required that you Create a new exceptions list anytime a new extension was added that could quit. Actually, most extensions would not quit with an AppleEvent but some could.) Now with version 1.02, no extension will ever quit if it has a file type of INIT or appe.
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1.20
2/15/98
Bring all programs to the front as each one quits to let user decide if documents need to be saved.
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1.21
2/17/98
Aldus Superpaint would not quit. Fixed.
Speed up quitting process by using 1 second timeout for bringing windows to the front.
