Red x button and Command W, working interchangeablly

Hi all,


When i hit the red x button on mac, it actually quits the application and doesn't restore any work i was doing, be it apps like pages and neither does it restore my last opened sessions on safari. However when i press command q, it should in normal cases close the application, however when i do that now it restores my previously active sessions.


In simple words both functions are working opposite to each other:


Red x- should merely 'minimise' the app and should restore previous active sessions but is not

Command w- should close the app but is instead restoring previous sessions

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)

Posted on Sep 3, 2014 3:18 PM

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Sep 5, 2014 9:15 AM in response to mohitkripalani.in

Hello mohitkripalani.in,


Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities.


The following articles explain the function of the "red x" and "command-w".


Switch Basics: On Windows, I used to...

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2514


and


OS X Mavericks: Window basics

http://support.apple.com/kb/PH13950


The following article also provides additional information on various other keyboard commands.


OS X: Keyboard shortcuts

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343


Regards,

Jeff D.

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