Mac command tab through all windows windows#
The two key combinations work differently: Repeatedly pressing (and releasing) Cmd ⌘+ Tab switches back and forth between two applications (even if you have more open), while doing the same with Cmd ⌘+ ` cycles through all windows of that application. Especially since a lot of applications are now served as web services, different browser windows can provide very different application functionality. When switching between windows, it requires cognitive effort to know / remember which one to use. I can think of two UX issues with this design:
The first switches between applications, the latter between windows of the same application. Dude, stop grinning at us all like that.As I recently switched from Linux to Mac, I started wondering why Cmd ⌘+ Tab and Cmd ⌘+ ` work the way they work. I promised I’d give you more of an ego boost, didn’t I? You all are such smart, funny people, and I’m now virtually hugging each one of you. Which means I have to kill-wait a minute. You all know my secrets, on this at least. You’ll still have to use the menus or the program’s Dock icon to access your other windows if you’ve got them. If you have Mail’s Message Viewer and a couple of draft e-mails minimized, for example, using this will only bring back the Message Viewer. The only downside is that this trick won’t bring back all minimized windows if you have more than one.
Looky here-iCal’s window de-minimizes itself without any further interaction from you, just by adding on Option before you let the Command key go. Hit Command-Tab to bring up the Application Switcher, tap Tab until you reach iCal’s icon, add then add the Option key to the Command key you’re already holding and release. If you then use Command-Tab to switch to iCal, its window won’t be automatically brought back up. In Snow Leopard, that would mean that it shoots down onto the right side of your Dock in Lion, it’ll get swallowed up into iCal’s application icon. So let’s say you’ve minimized iCal’s window.
Mac command tab through all windows mac#
“Your Mac arsenal”? Gah, I’m losing my touch.
If you’re a person who uses the yellow “stoplight” button to minimize windows in your computing life, this will be an awesome addition to your Mac arsenal if you didn’t already know about it. And while you’re holding Command, you can even tap the Q key to quit the highlighted program or the H key to hide it, lickety-split. If you tap and release Command-Tab quickly, you can toggle back and forth between the last two programs you used. Hold down Command and keep tapping Tab to choose which program you want from the Application Switcher, and release Command to select the highlighted option. So if you use Command-Tab all of the time, you’re used to its wonderfulness.
Wanna know more? Not sure what the heck I’m talking about? Want me to compliment you again? Then read on. Well, today we’ll be going over using Command-Tab to de-minimize windows for maximum application happiness. After doing that, though, you’d probably discuss what you were going to be giving a tip on. And if you’re a savvy TMO writer, you’ll stroke your readers’ ego at the start of your articles. If you’re savvy enough to be a TMO reader, you’re probably familiar with using the Command-Tab keyboard shortcut to switch between running applications.
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