[texanpenguin]

Yes, but so is iTunes.

The reason for the File > Quit option was because in the non-multitasking Macs, that allowed the user to finish his or her session with the program and free up space for a new application in its space.

You could close an application, but it was still loaded in memory. You could resume working with the program with very little start up time.


Same today. iPhoto (after you add more than a small amount of photos, say 1000) is one of the longest-booting time applications on my computer. I have the RAM to support having it open like I do iTunes or whatever, but I don't want to wait for it to reload all of the application (and the thumbnails).

I keep iTunes, Photoshop, iCal, Mail and Safari all open, all day, no matter where I am or what I'm doing. I'd like to be able to add iPhoto to that list, but I don't want to minimise things (my Dock already uses up enough of my screen)