RED CROSS EXIT BUTTON

Clicking thre red button quits iPhoto. You can also use the universal keyboard shortcut for quit: -q.

For information on Picasa, consult Google, who make it.

Regards

TD

you can always chose from the bar, right click in the iPhoto icon and choose quit.

iPhoto runs in the background to for example produce thumbs of all your pictures, if you have a big collection, maybe when you want to quit using the red cross it does not allow you because is still doing something to your pics in the background.

maybe... that's why you can't close using the button, but you can quit manually ( + Q)

Duncan

It's most likely a tiny glitch and I wouldn't worry about it. Try a restart of your machine and see if the problem persists.

Regards

TD

Have you tried restarting your Mac?

If that doesn't help, Quit iPhoto (either type Command-Q or do File > Quit). Use the Finder to navigate to Mac HD/ Users/ (your user name)/ Library/ Preferences/ com.apple.iPhoto.plist. Move that file to the trash, then Launch iPhoto and see if the Red dot will Quit iPhoto. That preference file will be recreated when iPhoto launches, so you don't have to worry about the one you trashed.

Clicking the red dot closes a window. With some apps, like iPhoto, it also Quits the app. Quitting is not the same as hiding, so if you've been using the Hide command then your iPhoto has been running for quite awhile. (Might explain the wonky behavior.) The shortcut to Hide an app is to click the Yellow dot, which will hide the application and place it in your Dock. Click on it in the Dock, and it will spring back in place, remembering where you were before you hid it.

Since you are new to Mac, you might like to look at the Apple Tutorial, [Mac 101 (click here, this is a link)|http://www.apple.com/support/mac101>, especially that first set of lessons, [The Grand Tour|http://www.apple.com/support/mac101/tour>. Or for more information geared towards people switching from Windows to Mac, look at [Switch 101|http://www.apple.com/support/switch101>.

Regards.

Duncan

Using Force Quit is akin to stopping your car by pointing it at a tree. The tree will stop the car but using the brakes is preferable. If you force quit while iPhoto is writing to the database then you will damage the db file.

Are you saying that you cannot quit iPhoto at all? Or just that you can't quit it using the red button?

Regards

TD

LOL !

mate, the red button does not QUIT the application, only closes all open windows and send the main window to the bar so it could be open really quickly the next time you ask for it... to shut down the application (no matter what application) you need to Quit it.

using either Command + Q or right click the icon in the bar and choose QUIT.

and we were all here wondering that you had a really big problem 😉

LOL!

mate, the red button does not QUIT the application, only closes all open windows and send the main window to the bar so it could be open really quickly the next time you ask for it...

mate: have you tried clicking the red button in iPhoto? Guess what? It quits it. Try it and see! Hilarious!

Regards

TD

iPhoto is one of several Mac applications what can have only one window open at a time so when you close the window with the red button it's the same as quitting the application. iWeb is another such application.

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.