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StopStart 1.1

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StopStart allows you to pause and continue applications without accessing the Terminal.

What's New

Version 1.1:

Process list will update once application is either activated or deactivated.

Version 1.0:

Processes are now listed in a table view.

Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3 or later.

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+69

FLASH1296 reviewed on 30 Jan 2008

Very good at quitting background and faceless applications.

Must be manually updated each time an appl' is launched.

Quitting Finder merely relaunches it.

One appl' refuses to quit via "StopStart" (KDX Client)

Getting APPLESCRIPT error:

"Can't make contents of «class datC» of «class seDR» of «class tabW» id 4 of «class scrV» id 3 of window id 1 into type string. (-1700)"

[Version 1.0]

+10

Brildenlanch commented on 30 Jan 2008

I assume there's a difference between Quitting and Stopping/Pausing.

[Version 1.0]

Roro01 commented on 30 Jan 2008

I really can't see the benefit of this application. Instead of clicking on this application icon just click on the icon of Activity Monitor application, select the process and click on "Quit Process" button.

[Version 1.0]

Anonymous reviewed on 25 Jul 2005

Compare App Stop (at 0.8). Stable, intuitive, puts up menubar icon with drop down list to control stopping and starting.

[Version 0.3]

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+34

dalahast replied on 03 Feb 2008

But App Stop is shareware now… I found 0.9 but it doesn't work on Leopard. Anyone have 1.1 or something else that will?

Anonymous reviewed on 08 Dec 2004

I downloaded it but when I typed in the name of an active application, it did not recognize it. There is no help, no documentation to tell you how to use it.

[Version 0.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 20 Nov 2004

nice.

[Version 0.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 15 Oct 2004

it works doesn't it.

[Version 0.3]

-1

Anonymous reviewed on 11 Oct 2004

A classic. See the screenshot to become a believer. This is a wrap around a wrap around a wrap. The Unix API 'kill' admits of 'signals' that can be sent to processes, among others:

SIGINT - interrupts a process
SIGCONT - continues a process

Most of this is moot anyway, as OS X adequately puts processes to 'sleep' when a Mac is closed or put to sleep somehow - and automatically resumes these processes when the computer is awakened again.

One naturally encourages the developer to continue his forays into the operating system and one naturally wishes him all the best, but this one is a bit thin - someone on the order of a nanometer or less. Sorry!

[Version 0.3]

Anonymous reviewed on 08 Oct 2004

Not enough information either here or at the developers site for anyone to download this

[Version 0.3]

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Anonymous commented on 08 Oct 2004

Pffft... On yer bike.

Anonymous reviewed on 07 Oct 2004

Why not just take your hands off the keyboard ? How do you pause something like Photoshop or Flash when they generaly jusy sit there 'paused' anyway, waiting for user input.

[Version 0.3]

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