| Tip 53 | Stop Apps from Auto-Quitting |
You might have noticed an odd thing while using OS X: if you haven’t used it for a while and it has no open files, an app might seem to quit in the background without asking you. If actual fact, the app enters a quasi-sleep mode: as far as the user is concerned, it appears to have stopped running but is still held in memory.
Sometimes apps quit themselves almost instantly: if I close the Messages window, for example, the program usually quits shortly afterward.
Apple calls this feature automatic termination[5] if you find it annoying by issuing a secret command. Open a Terminal window (open Finder, select the Applications list, and then in the list of applications double-click Terminal within the Utilities ...
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