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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: roguebeck on October 12, 2005, 04:41:36 AM

Title: closing programs
Post by: roguebeck on October 12, 2005, 04:41:36 AM

 Some programs have the "close" button in the upper right. Some do not. How do you close the programs that don't? (like "Say" and AmigaShell.

I've Google'd this and read docs but must not have searched for the correct thing.

TIA.

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: Mark on October 12, 2005, 06:27:59 AM

Those two programs are somewhat unusual.  Type "endcli" to close the shell, and to exit from say just press return with an empty line in the input window.

Most major applications have a "quit" item in the project menu.

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: xaccrocheur on October 12, 2005, 08:19:10 AM

ctrl+C is the escape sequence for shell commands. I wonder if RA+d would work too..?

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: orange on October 12, 2005, 11:57:14 AM

type in shell this command:   Status

and you'll get output like this,

   Process  1: Loaded as command: TURBOTEXT
   Process  2: Loaded as command: Work:Tools/Blowup
   Process  3: Loaded as command: Work:Tools/Sashimi
   Process  4: Loaded as command: Work:CyberTools/CyberGuard
   Process  5: Loaded as command: Work:Tools/OpenDevicePatch
   Process  6: Loaded as command: CED
   Process  7: Loaded as command: Workbench
   Process  8: Loaded as command: Status
   Process  9: No command loaded
   Process 10: Loaded as command: SMBFS '//sourcery/all'


then type: Break 10

to stop smbfs (for eg.)

(taken from smbfs documentation, hoping that it works for other programs too..)

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: bludger on October 12, 2005, 01:10:29 PM

I'm having trouble with extracting lha files.

Running "lha x filename" extracts the files, but there is no way to close the window (I can press ctrl/c for a week without result).
Is this a bug with this version of lha (from aminet), or am I missing something?

  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: bludger on October 12, 2005, 01:10:56 PM

I'm having trouble with extracting lha files.

Running "lha x filename" extracts the files, but there is no way to close the window (I can press ctrl/c for a week without result).
Is this a bug with this version of lha (from aminet), or am I missing something?

  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?  :-?

OOPS, a double post :- note to self "don't press the "back" button after posting a reply".

  :-D  :-D  :-D

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: orange on October 12, 2005, 02:21:58 PM

you could open new cli window and do as I said, or use another version..
there are some 'universal' (un)packers (xadmaster?)with some libraries, look at aminet, and IIRC some version of lzx could also handle lha but I wouldn't use that.

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: zipper on October 12, 2005, 02:47:38 PM

Quote

bludger wrote:
I'm having trouble with extracting lha files.

I think it was charasteristic for some versions of Lha, some other version may act better - can't remember which.

Title: Re: closing programs
Post by: Piru on October 12, 2005, 02:47:46 PM

@bludger

Quote

Running "lha x filename" extracts the files, but there is no way to close the window (I can press ctrl/c for a week without result).
Is this a bug with this version of lha (from aminet), or am I missing something?

LhA is just fine.

CTRL-C does not close a console window.
CTRL-\ does, or you can hit the closegadget of the window (if it has one).