Don't exit when last window (sketch) is closed (on Mac OS X). [imported]

[cmaglie]

This is Issue 936 moved from a Google Code project.
Added by 2012-06-01T02:38:55.000Z by [email protected].
Please review that bug for more context and additional comments, but update this bug.

Original labels: Type-Enhancement, Priority-Medium, Component-IDE, OpSys-OSX

Original description

What change would like to see?

The Arduino application shouldn't exit when the last window is closed (on Mac OS X).

Why?

That's how other Mac applications work. The latest versions of Processing have made this change, I believe.

[cmaglie]

Hint:

https://github.com/processing/processing/blob/master/app/src/processing/app/macosx/ThinkDifferent.java#L77

[ghost]

I think it would be best if it closed when the user clicks away, if there are no windows open. This is how QuickTime and other programs work.

[charliewilliams]

@segmented The QuickTime Player app doesn't quit when I close the last window (macOS 10.13.6). I don't see any reason why the Arduino app should either.

The workflow that I run into with this is:

1. Launch Arduino
2. Arduino auto-opens the last sketches I was working on. I'm not doing anything with those sketches right now, so I close them
3. Drat, Arduino has quit.
4. Relaunch Arduino

[hehongbo]

@charliewilliams Totally agree. The idea of window(tab) and current application in macOS is not same with those on Windows, and so does how their user think and work. There is unnecessary to behave like another OS especially for an editor.

For me,

• I'll cmd+w to close the window I'm not working on, and cmd+n to create a new file. It's natural. same thing in Pages/Numbers/Photoshop/Illustrator/Chrome and nearly every macOS Application, and even Processing.
• But for Arduino IDE after cmd+w the application exits entirely, to prevent that I have to cmd+n and switch to previous window and cmd+w which is totally unnatural. Also, I should aware of it is the last window, crazy.
• Sometimes I will close the last window chronically which I'm not aware of and the IDE exits immediately.
• so I have to relaunch Arduino IDE which consume another 20s loading packages and sketchbook. It's horrible.

The idea that keeps application open after the last window close in macOS is designed for saving time and should not be go against, I believe. Maybe the habit of windows user should be considered, but a checkbox controls this option is also nice.

[per1234]

Closing as duplicate of #8021

Even though this one came first and has more information, #8021 has signs of progress so I guess it takes precedence.

[facchinm]

@per1234 I couldn't find this issue to set #8021 as duplicate, doing it now 😉 Thanks for your incredible effort!

[facchinm]

Fixed by merging #8023