Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: Jolly Roger Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system Subject: Re: Shutting down without a mouse Date: 3 Oct 2015 22:23:45 GMT Lines: 34 Message-ID: References: <560f0a4c$0$4191$c3e8da3$12bcf670@news.astraweb.com> <1mbq2bo.yb7sriufu5iwN%RonTheGuy@null.invalid> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 9KWtkG4+GtqHFQfw/SwOrA0u5kfMrteJvmb+3Kf9clqkT7KrTb Cancel-Lock: sha1:O309nFECNS/s0WOhB/SdHgufosY= sha1:6kZNzSxxBqMqpjIpywZo4DwXV9E= User-Agent: NewsTap/5.0 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.system:81439 Ron wrote: > Jolly Roger wrote: > >> On 2015-10-02, JF Mezei wrote: >>> This afternoon, I had to change my mouse's battery. >>> >>> For some reason Yosemite failed to re-connect to the mouse (or >>> vice-versa). (I have a USB Bluetooth dongle because the MacPro is below >>> a tick desk that shields bluetooth frequencies). >>> >>> Is there a keyboard way to invoke the Apple menu or invoke the Shutdown >>> item from the Apple menu of the Mac ? >> >> It's been a while since I've used it, but try: >> >> Command-Option-Control-Power/Eject >> >> I believe this initiates an *immediate* shutdown, which may or may not >> be what you want. > Ctrl-Eject brings up the Shutdown dialog with options Restart, Sleep, > Shut down, or Cancel, any of which you can invoke by then typing the > first letter of the option's name. > Yep, thanks. I've since verified that the Command-Option-Control-Power/Eject shortcut does indeed shut down the machine immediately, without warning. -- E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter. I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead. JR