When preparing tracks, I sometimes use the keyboard. The short-cut for setting the start Cue point is //<option//>Q, that is very near to //<command//>Q. If you press the latter and nothing significant is going on in Djay, like a running deck, it just stops without warning. Meh. 
Can this be fixed?
Hi @Brainbox, please note this is expected behaviour and not a crash. “Command+Q” on macOS is the shortcut for Quit Application.
At least I would expect a confirmation dialogue. Is that possible?
This is a macOS shortcut key not a djay shortcut key. Have you tested it with other macOS apps to see if you get a confirmation dialog window?
No confirmation dialogue in other app’s, but I don’t use these for DJ’ing either.
(sorry, couldn’t resist the bad joke 
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If not fixable (SIGTERM?) it is ok, but it would be nice if a small mistake did not stop an app that needs continuity. Especially because a lot of settings, like cross fader routing and other relevant things, have to be re-applied each time because they are not saved and re-stored.
I have passed this onto the dev team to see if it’s possible to add a confirmation window. Please do not call this a crash. It is not a crash. It is expected macOS behaviour. Anyway, I will report back when I have news. Thanks!
Hi @Brainbox, can you please confirm what specific settings are not being preserved when quitting using Command+Q so the team can investigate further? It seems this has different results than closing the app in the normal way so it would be good to know more specifics. Thanks!
I also had another look at it. I think command-Q is the normal way to shut-down, the force quit would be the shutdown that cannot be ignored by the app. So this would mean that the quit through the menu and the command-Q are the same. But also based on my ancient Linux / MacOs knowledge, so FWIW.
The command-Q can be avoided by remapping this shortcut to something else, like described here: keyboard - How to disable command-Q for Quit? - Ask Different
I just did this successfully, I could give a detailed description, just let me know.
I can easily mention what parameters I would like to see preserved, but is not a comprehensive list. It doesn’t make a difference if you use the shortcut or the menu quit IMO.
And also would like to mention that I do experience very very few crashes, I’m very satisfied about the stability. It mainly the occasional command-Q user error that surprises.
In case of a quick restart, the restoring of these parameters would be helpful to quickly resume a set. Apart from that, I always use the queue that is preserved perfectly already, hence preserving the playlist that was active would be not needed.
Thanks!
Chrome and Microsoft Edge let you not quit directly on Cmd+Q, maybe djay could adopt a similar functionality?
The point is that it does but should not, because if you accidentally press it, e.g. setting start cue for deck 1 is very similar, you have a major oops-erlebnis.
@Slak_Jaw I did add elements to the list in the post above. Would it be a good idea to open a separate topic for settings that needs to be saved and restored after restart, so that it is better visible and more people are inclined to add their wishes?
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