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Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows

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In article <do_ray_me-51C06A.08051411022014@news.albasani.net>, dorayme
<do_ray_me@bigpond.com> wrote:

> > > You used to be able to close windows like that by holding down the 
> > > option key and clicking the "go away" button. Now you can do CMD-OPT-W 
> > > but I believe it closes _all_ your windows.
> > 
> > Well, not *all*, just the finder windows, it will leave app windows 
> > alone. Still, this is a useful thing and probably thje way to go to 
> > close millions of Get Info boxes. (Once I *restarted* in frustration 
> > when I accidentally opened millions of files and forgot quite the best 
> > course!)
> 
> To be more accurate (at least for SL):
> 
> In Finder, all *Finder* windows will close on click on any Finder 
> window's red close button except a Get Info one! It will not work on 
> the any Get Info window (except on that particular window). 

exactly, and contrary to what a certain other person claims. 

> In other apps, various things happen with various techniques. Safari, 
> under some conditions will close all its windows if you OPT click 
> close on one window or CMD OPT W.

safari sometimes closes a *different* window than the one whose close
button you clicked. i see this about once or twice a month or so.

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RE: How to auto close all Get Info Windows stoutyhk <stoutyhk@gmail.com> - 2014-02-09 09:32 -0600
  Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows David Ryeburn <david_ryeburn@telus.netz> - 2014-02-09 11:53 -0800
    Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-10 09:15 +1100
      Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-02-09 22:44 +0000
        Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows Warren Oates <warren.oates@gmail.com> - 2014-02-10 10:08 -0500
          Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-10 16:42 +0000
            Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-10 13:36 -0500
              Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2014-02-10 20:30 -0500
                Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-11 01:36 +0000
                Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-10 21:21 -0500
            Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-02-10 19:39 +0000
              Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-10 14:52 -0500
          Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-11 06:37 +1100
            Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-11 08:05 +1100
              Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-10 16:31 -0500
                Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2014-02-11 11:19 +1100
                Re: How to auto close all Get Info Windows nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-10 20:01 -0500

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