Re: Shutting down without a mouse

From	Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.system
Subject	Re: Shutting down without a mouse
Date	2015-10-03 22:23 +0000
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Ron <RonTheGuy@null.invalid> wrote:
> Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-10-02, JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> 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.

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Shutting down without a mouse JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-02 18:51 -0400
  Re: Shutting down without a mouse Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-02 18:53 -0400
    Re: Shutting down without a mouse gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2015-10-02 21:03 -0700
  Re: Shutting down without a mouse Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-02 23:12 +0000
    Re: Shutting down without a mouse RonTheGuy@null.invalid (Ron) - 2015-10-03 15:15 -0700
      Re: Shutting down without a mouse Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-03 22:23 +0000
      Re: Shutting down without a mouse Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2015-10-04 13:35 -0400
  Re: Shutting down without a mouse Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-02 16:58 -0700
    Re: Shutting down without a mouse JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-10-02 22:29 -0400
    Re: Shutting down without a mouse Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-03 08:26 -0400
      Re: Shutting down without a mouse Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-03 16:25 +0000
        Re: Shutting down without a mouse Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-03 10:09 -0700
        Re: Shutting down without a mouse Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-03 17:41 -0400
  Re: Shutting down without a mouse Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-10-03 13:08 +1200
  Re: Shutting down without a mouse Andreas Rutishauser <andreas@macandreas.ch> - 2015-10-03 07:55 +0200

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