The HotKey application is a background application, which means it can’t be quit in the regular fashion. To quit the HotKey application press the following keys:
Command-Control-Option-Shift-X
To disable the HotKey application permanently do the following:
10.3 Panther users
1. Open the System Preferences.
2. Click the Accounts button.
3. Click the Startup Items tab.
4. Remove HotKey from the list.
10.1 and 10.2 users
1. Open the System Preferences.
2. Click the Login Items button.
3. Remove HotKey from the list.
Note:Quitting the HotKey application will result in the StickyBrain contextual menu commands not to work and you will no longer be able to use hot keys to grab and paste text.