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That’s because “proper” macOS apps close windows not apps when you click the little red dot in the upper left. See some of the answers here https://unix.stackex
by cturtle 4y ago
That’s because “proper” macOS apps close windows not apps when you click the little red dot in the upper left. See some of the answers here https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4618/why-mac-applications-never-get-closed https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4618/why-mac-applic...
And I agree it’s different from all the other operating systems, once I understood why it made sense.
For example, I can copy an image to my clipboard, and open Preview. No window opens, but the top menu bar shows that Preview is open. From there I can choose the “new from clipboard” entry. It’s just a different model of interaction.
- Cthulhu_ 4y agoIt makes sense if the initial startup of an app is expensive, memory is cheap, and creating new windows is fast.