Quiting Chief

[Rich_Winsor]

No, no, no, don't get your hopes up. Not me but the program.

I'm sure this is a no brainer for the majority of you but it came

as news to me. In a moment of weakness as I was reading the 

reference manual I came across the procedure for exiting the

program. I mean when faced with over a thousand pages of

reference material how many people take the time to read the

part about exiting the program? Well, I did and it turns out that

there is a preferred method to exit the program. There have

been many times that I have closed Chief with a plan still open.

No biggie right, the program simply asks you if you want to

save the current plan or not. It turns out that this is not the

preferred method. The manual doesn't say why but it does say:

 

"Select File> Exit to exit the program. If you have not saved any

open plans, you are reminded to do so. It is better to save your

work before exiting than to save on exit".

 

I can't for the life of me see how this would make any difference.

[Joe_Carrick]

Rich,

 

It shouldn't make any difference.  The "X" Close button and the "File>Exit" menu items are  undoubtedly using exactly the same code to exit the program.  This is typical for almost all Apps.  The only exception would be if an App didn't include the "X" Close button.

 

The code involved askes if you want to save and then closes all files and Application Windows.  In most Apps that require a Log-In the code will also log the user out - Chief doesn't do that.

[Dennis_Gavin]

One goofy thing is that when you have accumulated a lot of archive files on exiting the plan it will ask if you want to manage them but if you say yes it closes the file anyway. Somebody goofed on

that one.

[lbuttery]

the only difference might be that if you say yes to saving the plan

that Chief might close before the save finishes ???

 

probably is best to save first - then close

 

Lew

[Chief16Designer]

CA  recommends  click Chief Architect ,Quit Chief Architect   "x" will not close the program 

[Rich_Winsor]

Sheesh! The things you learn. So it turns out

that there are four ways to exit Chief. You can

hit Alt+F4, You can hit the File drop down menu

and then hit Exit, you can hit the Chief Architect

Premier X6 icon in the upper left hand corner and

then hit Close or you can hit the X in the upper right

hand corner. No matter which method you select

you will get a reminder to save your work if you

have a plan open. So I guess the point is that

Chief recommends that you save your plan first

and then exit the program by whatever method

you choose as opposed to exiting the program

and then saving your work when prompted to do

so. I still don't see what the difference is.

 

And while I'm thinking about it why on earth is

Windows still using a 3 1/2" floppy disc as an

icon for saving your work? There is probably

a whole generation using computers now who

have never seen a 3 1/2" floppy disc. Here is

my suggestion for a new Save icon.

 

 

[Dennis_Gavin]

Rich - current generation doesn't recognize that either! ;o)

[DavidJPotter]

Reading the Reference Manual is something I do on a regular basis (when all else fails in terms of guesses, trial and error), I first read the reference manual, cover to cover back in version 6 but since, I just read sections of it when I get stymied from time to time. There is too much to know and not all of it is required on a daily basis.

 

Advising others to read the Reference Manual is the most commonly given advice that is consistantly not taken by most people. You would think that ignorance is somehow a modern virtue the way people cling to stupidity these days,

 

I am glad that you and some others take the time and show personal responsibility over and above what is "normal" these days.

 

DJP

[CJSpud]

Rich:

 

I think your suggestion should actually be used by our political party(ies) ... you know, the republicrats .... stealing all our $'s.  That would be a more fitting use in my opinion.

[Rich_Winsor]

Don't get me started Curt. You can throw the bankers

in there with the politicians. They are all thick as thieves,

that bunch. My wonderful financial institution recently

tried to stick a $20 service charge on my "high yield"

savings account. I had to explain to the bank manager

in a voice that everybody in the establishment could

hear, that if I allowed them to take that money out of my

account it would mean that I would have been better off

financially if I had kept the money in my mattress because

the annual percentage yield earned on that savings

account is 0.08. That's right, were not talking a meager

8 tenths of a percent, we're talking 8 hundredths of a

percent.

 

BTW, I went back about a week later and withdrew all

my funds from that bank and deposited them in the bank

across the street. When they asked why I was closing

my accounts I told them it was because I don't like

having an adversarial relationship with the people I'm

entrusting my money to. Of course I'm not getting a better

deal across the street but it still makes me feel better.

[Dennis_Gavin]

Rich - can't resist, Good Move! I won't post my story because I can't relate it to chief except that some of the money I earn from using Chief goes into a bank.

[DRAWZILLA]

Rich, at least you got that free toaster, didn't you.