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    From 6tc1@6tc1@qlink.queensu.ca to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 16:38:33
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Hi all again - I've encountered another newbie problem. I played a
    game today and when I quit the game, my menu bar (what is the name of
    that bar of applications at the bottom of your screen?) has vanished.

    I don't even know if the applications I had left running before I
    started the game are still running. Though when I run top from the
    terminal I can see some of them running. However, if I run "ps -e" I
    can only see one program - the bash shell I'm using.

    I figure a restart will fix my problems - but I was wondering if anyone
    had any magic fix for when this happens so I don't need to bother with
    a restart. Or even better, a logical reason for why this has happened
    (other than "it is a Mac bug).

    Thanks,
    Novice

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  • From fmmck@fmmck@aol.com (Fred McKenzie) to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 20:27:55
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    In article <1144539513.384709.300790@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, 6tc1@qlink.queensu.ca wrote:

    Hi all again - I've encountered another newbie problem. I played a
    game today and when I quit the game, my menu bar (what is the name of
    that bar of applications at the bottom of your screen?) has vanished.

    I don't even know if the applications I had left running before I
    started the game are still running. Though when I run top from the
    terminal I can see some of them running. However, if I run "ps -e" I
    can only see one program - the bash shell I'm using.

    I figure a restart will fix my problems - but I was wondering if anyone
    had any magic fix for when this happens so I don't need to bother with
    a restart. Or even better, a logical reason for why this has happened
    (other than "it is a Mac bug).

    6TC1-

    It may be a bug with the game rather than the Mac. It is possible that
    the Dock setup was changed by the game.

    If you go to Applications and run System Preferences, you can set up the
    Dock the way you want it. Options include choosing the left or right side instead of the bottom. It can be hidden so it only appears when you run
    the cursor over it.

    A way to tell what other programs are running, as well as to move between
    them, is to hold down the Command key (open-apple or cloverleaf) while
    pressing the Tab key. Each press of the Tab moves to the next program.

    If anything else appears to have been messed-up, you might be experiencing
    some corruption of the OS and need to restart. It may be rare, but does happen.

    Fred
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  • From Dave Braine@drb@pilot.pprune.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 18:48:52
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system


    6tc1@qlink.queensu.ca wrote:
    my menu bar (what is the name of
    that bar of applications at the bottom of your screen?) has vanished.


    If you haven't realised from the last answer, the bar at the bottom of
    the screen is the Dock. The menu bar runs across the top of the creen.

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  • From Ilgaz Ocal@ilgaz_ocal@yahoo.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Sunday, April 09, 2006 05:58:21
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On 2006-04-09 02:38:33 +0300, 6tc1@qlink.queensu.ca said:

    Hi all again - I've encountered another newbie problem. I played a
    game today and when I quit the game, my menu bar (what is the name of
    that bar of applications at the bottom of your screen?) has vanished.

    I don't even know if the applications I had left running before I
    started the game are still running. Though when I run top from the
    terminal I can see some of them running. However, if I run "ps -e" I
    can only see one program - the bash shell I'm using.

    I figure a restart will fix my problems - but I was wondering if anyone
    had any magic fix for when this happens so I don't need to bother with
    a restart. Or even better, a logical reason for why this has happened
    (other than "it is a Mac bug).

    Thanks,
    Novice

    Launch "Help" clicking top menu, type "dock", you will get many info.

    Or launch "system preferences" and click "dock", click "automatically
    show hide dock" to make it visible again.

    Ilgaz

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  • From Tim McNamara@timmcn@bitstream.net to comp.sys.mac.system on Saturday, April 08, 2006 22:40:35
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    Sometimes logging out and logging back in will solve weird problems like
    this, with no need for a restart.
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  • From Gray Shockley@grayshockley@gmail.com to comp.sys.mac.system on Wednesday, April 12, 2006 15:34:23
    From Newsgroup: comp.sys.mac.system

    On Sat, 8 Apr 2006 18:38:33 -0500, 6tc1@qlink.queensu.ca wrote
    (in article <1144539513.384709.300790@j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>):

    Hi all again - I've encountered another newbie problem. I played a
    game today and when I quit the game, my menu bar (what is the name of
    that bar of applications at the bottom of your screen?) has vanished.

    I don't even know if the applications I had left running before I
    started the game are still running. Though when I run top from the
    terminal I can see some of them running. However, if I run "ps -e" I
    can only see one program - the bash shell I'm using.

    I figure a restart will fix my problems - but I was wondering if anyone
    had any magic fix for when this happens so I don't need to bother with
    a restart. Or even better, a logical reason for why this has happened
    (other than "it is a Mac bug).

    Thanks,
    Novice


    My wife has a couple of games on her Mac that drive me crazier.


    At least, two of them have no provisions to quit from the menubar.

    Ya gotta quit - from the selection on the game's screen - and /then/ do whatever you wanted to do.


    I've been told by a not-very-reliable source that this is a "feature" - so
    one can't automagically stop the precious game just because you want it gone
    - rather than a "bug".


    Gray Shockley
    -------------------------
    25 years on Apples;
    25 years without games.




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