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Apple+Tab on Macs
So I've been using PC's forever and was thinking about a switch. One important thing that doesn't work on Macs I noticed is ALT+TAB or APPLE+TAB. It only switches between applications not windows. So If I have 5 MSN messenger boxes or other multiple windows such as firefox, I can't use Apple Tab. It will just switch firefox to msn. Anyway this can be changed.
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There's a window-switch command also that you can remap if you like - default is command+z if memory serves (not on a Mac this instant so can't check).
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It's not command Z, it's Command `, the button next to Z. I prefer Expose though.
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Right, I just do it on automatic, never look at the keyboard - thanks for the correction :)
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I was wondering about that too.
Is the keyboard layout different in the UK/Ireland? Because on my machine the ` is way up near the top of the keyboard, immediately to the left of the 1 key and directly underneath the esc key. Z is to the right of the left shift key, to the left of the x, below a and s, and above the option key.
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And I can tell you I have hit Apple+Q way too many times to count when trying to tab to different programs open.... *sigh*
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I was wondering about that too.
Is the keyboard layout different in the UK/Ireland? Because on my machine the ` is way up near the top of the keyboard, immediately to the left of the 1 key and directly underneath the esc key. Z is to the right of the left shift key, to the left of the x, below a and s, and above the option key.
Yes, the layout differs between UK and Ireland. And between the US and those two of course also. And since I'm Swedish I'm used to a different layout entirely, but the key combination remains the same - just that on my (Swedish) keyboard that key (while placed in the same place, left of the Z) is <.
So yeah, it's a big mess giving advice across borders I guess :D
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What do you mean by setting up as windows shortcut? Could that be possible to have all shortcuts the same.
I've tried the apple+` at a store with 5 firefox windows open. It would just switch them in orders not back and forth. For example, on windows, I can use Alt+Tab to go back and forth between two windows or I can press Alt+Tab and tab again to go to next window and make it back and forth. The only reason I want this function so much is because I write lots of papers so it would be good to go back and forth.
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just use Expose, it is much easier
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vaio_boi, minimize the ones you aren't using to the Dock then?
As was stated above, Command + Tab is similar but not the same as the Windows Alt + Tab. It will switch between applications, not between windows, and when you switch between windows with Command + ` (or whatever your local keyboard says ;)) it will rotate through all windows of that application.
I don't normally have more than two windows open of the same application in the same virtual desktop (see Mac Gems thread, I still recommend this - wonder how good Spaces will be tho) so it's usually not an issue for me to be able to switch back and forth using this. Your mileage may wary :)