Closing a browser

When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you just
go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and does
it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never close it
out by using the "X".

chyron;1049194 Wrote:
> When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you
> just
> go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and
> does
> it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never
> close it
> out by using the "X".

I don't know who told you that one. But it also may depend on what type
of browser you are referring to. For Windows Explorer that's a no guess
no fuss of simply clicking on the X there. For software browsers on the
other hand seeing active processes you would to shut that down in order
to close it out by the normal exit to prevent crashes or another
problems from being seen.


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Night Hawk

Makes no difference. Use whatever is easiest for you.

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"chyron" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you
> just go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and
> does it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never
> close it out by using the "X".

Makes no difference

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"chyron" <> wrote in message
news:%...
> When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you just go to
> the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and does it make a
> difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never close it out by using
> the "X".

On Sat, 23 May 2009 04:02:22 -0400, "chyron" <>
wrote:

> When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you just
> go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and does
> it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never close it
> out by using the "X".


The "someone" is completely wrong, and it makes no difference at all,
whether it's a browser or any other program. Do whichever you prefer.

I click the "X," since it's one click rather than two.

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Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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I "thought" it didn't make a difference which way you closed it out, but
since I wasn't sure, I had to ask. I learn so much from reading these
newsgroups! Thanks much to everyone responding.

Other options are CTRL + W, ALT + F4, ALT + F + X, ALT + F + C and
ALT>>Space bar>>C.

The same keyboard commands work for many other applications as well.



Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
> On Sat, 23 May 2009 04:02:22 -0400, "chyron" <>
> wrote:
>
>> When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can you just
>> go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the "X".... and does
>> it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you should never close it
>> out by using the "X".
>
>
> The "someone" is completely wrong, and it makes no difference at all,
> whether it's a browser or any other program. Do whichever you prefer.
>
> I click the "X," since it's one click rather than two.
>

Hipupchuck;1049505 Wrote:
> chyron wrote:> > >
> > > When closing a browser, should you go to "file" then "exit" or can
> > you
> > > just go to the upper right hand of the screen and just hit the
> > "X"....
> > > and does it make a difference? Someone told me it does, and you
> > should
> > > never close it out by using the "X". > >
>
> It made a difference on some older browsers. If you closed with the
> X,
> any setting you changed would not save. If you closed with the
> file/exit
> they were saved. I personally experienced this. This is was
> especially
> true when resizing windows, lost with the X close-saved with the
> file/exit. I haven't seen this lately.

At times it would. But that was years back when seen on the old legacy
editions of Windows there. Saving is a different function there all
together depending again on just what is using the file browser since
you have the option of view settings being remembered as well as
remembering last folder viewed on logon.

For programs using file browsing for projects simply closing those up
with a fast click on the X there would see any open project lost or any
changes made simply not saved. The program will still open up later
without issues other then whatever wasn't saved. But that's tied to
softwares not separate file browsers like Windows Explorer or
ExplorerXP, other 3rd party addon file browsers in general.


--
Night Hawk

Hipupchuck <> wrote:

>It made a difference on some older browsers. If you closed with the X,
>any setting you changed would not save. If you closed with the file/exit
> they were saved. I personally experienced this. This is was especially
>true when resizing windows, lost with the X close-saved with the
>file/exit. I haven't seen this lately.

The two methods send different messages to the application. Standard
programming practice is to use the same code to handle both messages.
No doubt some programmers violated this rule, resulting in hopelessly
confused users.

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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)

http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

Tim Slattery;1051004 Wrote:
> Hipupchuck <hipupchuck@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > > >
> > >It made a difference on some older browsers. If you closed with the X,
> > >any setting you changed would not save. If you closed with the
> > file/exit
> > > they were saved. I personally experienced this. This is was
> > especially
> > >true when resizing windows, lost with the X close-saved with the
> > >file/exit. I haven't seen this lately. > >
>
> The two methods send different messages to the application. Standard
> programming practice is to use the same code to handle both messages.
> No doubt some programmers violated this rule, resulting in hopelessly
> confused users.
>
> --
> Tim Slattery
> MS MVP(Shell/User)
> Slattery_T@xxxxxx
> 'Windows XP/Vista Odds and Ends' (http://members.cox.net/slatteryt)

Agreed! But then look at all of the customization tools floating
around. Some of those are often poorly written to start with.


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Night Hawk