![]() ![]() This issue was opened by a bot after a user submitted feedback through the in-app form. As far as I know, there is no constant-time way of switching to a specific application in the current workspace using only the keyboard. alt-tab-macos-bot commented Nov 20, 2020. I know I can also use the arrow keys to select a window in Exposé, but once again that breaks my mental model of the window layering, will institute a cognitive feedback loop in the selection, and will require worst case log( n) keystrokes. Once you download and install the app from the website, use the Option + Tab button to bring up the window switcher in all its glory. I know that using Exposé is the more "Apple" way of handling these situations, but I want to avoid having to reach for the mouse. I want the first hit to ⌘+ tab to bring me to the next application with windows in the current space, i.e., Preview. In the worst case, I will have to cycle through all n open applications by repeatedly pressing ⌘+ tab in order to get to Preview. A shortcut should be provided and it would default to alt-tab in the default keymap (for Windows users) and to command- (meta-) in the OS X default keymap. If I hit ⌘+ tab, however, the first option will be to take me back to Terminal in Space 1 (since Terminal most recently had focus). I then want to consult a PDF that is open in Preview, which is in the same Space but whose window is behind the web browser. If I am in the terminal and then decide I want to open a web page, I switch to Space 2, where the web browser has focus. Let's say I have a terminal open in Space 1 and both a web browser and Preview open in Space 2. The problem is that I sometimes do have two or three windows from different applications open in the same space ( e.g., I often have a PDF reader open in the same space as my web browser). Since I really only ever have a half-dozen or so applications open at any time, I can easily switch between them in constant time with my left hand. app Notice here that multiple copies of apps are separated: The apps are in order of last usage - making it very simple to jump back and fourth between windows - no matter what app they belong to. In general, I usually have one application open per space, maximized. Currently, I have settled on the app called AltTab: https : / / alt-tab-macos. I have disabled spaces' auto-switching, and I've mapped each space to a ⌘+ space # shortcut. Here's my rather long-winded explanation of why I want this: In other words, I'd like OS X to mimic the behavior of most X window managers with respect to their workspaces/virtual desktops. I would like that list to only include applications in the current space, or at least give priority to applications with windows in the current space. I am keeping it accepted for historical reasons, but all readers using Mavericks should use and up-vote this answer.īy default, pressing ⌘+ tab will display a list of all open applications. Press option + tab to shows the thumbnails. Edit: The original accepted answer is no longer valid for Mavericks. AltTab brings the power of Windows 'alt-tab' window switcher to macOS. ![]()
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