Applescript to alert user before closing any active application

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

Hi,

I’m new to the applescripting world. I’m always having trouble quiting applications that I didn’t mean to and I wanted to write a script that will alert me before closing any active application. I found on Google this applescript, but it doesn’t affect any application but itself. Can any of you guys help me with this?

on quit
	display dialog ¬
		"Really quit?" buttons {"No", "Quit"} default button "Quit"
	if the button returned of the result is "Quit" then
		continue quit
	end if
	-- Without the continue statement, the
	-- script application doesn't quit.
end quit

Thanks! :smiley:

Eduardo

#2

Hi Eduardo,

detecting in any application, whether the user is going to quit the app, is rather impossible.
The quit handler of your example is a part of the script and affects only the script itself under certain circumstances.
You actually need something, which hooks globally into the ⌘Q shortcut and triggers the script.
This is only possible with a tool like QuicKeys, which can remap the shortcuts.
However changing the function of a menu item chosen with the mouse is not possible.

The script could be like this:

display dialog ¬
	"Really quit?" buttons {"No", "Quit"} default button "Quit"
if the button returned of the result is "Quit" then
	set frontApp to name of (info for (path to frontmost application))
	quit application frontApp
end if
#3

Dear Stefan,

Thanks so much for your help! :smiley:

With your revised version of the applescript and Keyboard Maestro now everytime I hit “Option+Q” I get an alert message before I quit any application.

Very useful for me - believe me.

All the best,

Eduardo