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

#31
Great, it'll be immensely useful for me. I would appreciate more if the layover looked more like macOS. Currently the corners are too sharp compared to the macOS default ones, and the text is white compared to the less standing-out grey.

Nonetheless, the idea is great and I think I'll switch to it right away!

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

#33

That’s funny. I wrote a utility to bring macOS-style window switching for Windows 10 a few years ago: https://neosmart.net/blog/2017/easy-window-switcher/ (Don’t worry, it’s still updated and maintained.) Also submitted as another Show HN, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because why not? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21255305

thanks I've been looking for something like this. once you understand the cmd-tab, cmd-` behaviour from macos, you realize microsoft made the wrong ui decision with their alt-tab.

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

#34

That’s funny. I wrote a utility to bring macOS-style window switching for Windows 10 a few years ago: https://neosmart.net/blog/2017/easy-window-switcher/ (Don’t worry, it’s still updated and maintained.) Also submitted as another Show HN, somewhat tongue-in-cheek, because why not? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21255305

This is awesome. I’ve been wishing for something like this on Windows!!

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

#35
post #8

How great it would be if you could replace command-tab instead of adding control-tab? Neat idea, although I do prefer the command-tab, hold command, hit Q or M or H, continue holding command and hitting tab again, etc., of macOS standard switcher.

Author here. > replace command-tab instead of adding control-tab Currently there is no UI to customize hotkeys. I have a ticket to frame work that can be done here: https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/8 However, you can switch keys in the code and get this working today. In `Application.swift` at line 16, replace let metaKey = 0x3B let metaModifierFlag: NSEvent.ModifierFlags = .control with let metaKey = 5…

You should be able to do using [NSEvent addGlobalMonitorForEventsMatchingMask] - I used it to intercept the CMD+V to make all pastes plaintext in Plain Jane

https://github.com/i386/plainjane/blob/master/Plain%20Jane/P...

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

#37
I’m not sure what your talking about alt-` switches between app windows. The windows switcher is dreadful, it clumps all your windows in sorted and you can’t easily swap back and forth between two apps. On macOS, command tabbing nicely flips back and forth between the last used window. Windows never seems to make it easy to switch in my opinion.

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

#38
I’ve been using hyperswitch [0] for ages which does something like that. The killer feature for me is to hide windows that are not on my current desktop. I have virtual spaces for social and chats and really don’t want to ever see these windows when I’m on my programming space

0: http://www.bahoom.com/hyperswitch

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