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Re: Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS

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Post by lwouis »

nikivi wrote: post #7

I use https://contexts.co for app switching as it supports fuzzy searching windows

I considered using something like this, but as I explained in another comment (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21254984), I think visual matching beats other approaches. I think the few seconds it takes to think about which app owns the window, or what text could match the window, will be longer that directly looking and visually recognizing your window. Again, this opinion is not supported by research. You may want to experiment on yourself. It is also not only about speed but the comfort of each work-flow may differ for different people.

Re: Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS

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Post by lwouis »

rubyn00bie wrote: post #5

I'm excited to give this a try, though I wonder if there's a way to replace command tab with it instead of control tab. This little bit of UX is seriously one of those things you notice in Windows, if you're primarily a Mac user, and go "holy shit, I'm missing out." Windows 10, faults aside, actually does have some pretty clever UI/UX in spots that I really wish Apple would just "steal," because it (MacOS) sort of fe…

> I wonder if there's a way to replace command tab with it instead of control tab

Check out my reply in another comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21254933

Re: Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS

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Post by temporallobe »

I used to think I needed a third-party app for window switching in macOS, until I discovered Command + ` (back-tick) shortcut- which switches between windows of the sane app. Now I use it combination with Command + Tab and my workflow is so much easier. In fact, I wish Windows had this feature sometimes, but I do think Windows’ window switching is better and more intuitive.

Re: Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS

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Post by thomaslkjeldsen »

k__ wrote: post #6
monkin wrote: post #4

Isn't just faster to use built in `ctrl + arrow` keys to manage this? You can also change shortcut.

Is this a way to switch between multiple windows of one app?

Shortcut to cycle through multiple (non-minimized) windows of one app, in either direction:

cmd + cmd + >

Re: Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS

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Post by imkieren »

I like this idea a lot, just tried it now however and the UI is a bit too slow for how fast I like to switch between apps, espically on multiple desktops - takes about a second to show up and swaps to the active monitor instead of staying on the main like command+tab does. Will follow this!
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