Re:Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
by frou_dh on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @06:17AM
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MacOS has a much stronger distinction between applications and windows than MS-Windows does.
The Cmd-Tab switcher deals with apps, not windows. Similarly, Hide (Cmd-H) and Hide Others (Opt-Cmd-H) operate on app(s), while Minimize (Cmd-M) operates on a window.
When an app is Hidden, it will come back into view when you select it using the Cmd-Tab switcher.
The gist is that people who aren't experienced with MacOS overuse Minimize and underuse Hide/HideOthers. And sadly seem prone to being obnoxious in their ignorance on the subject [0]
Re:Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
by climb_stealth on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @07:17AM
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Thanks, that is a great explanation! I will give it a try and see if it improves my life at work.
Re:Show HN: Alt-tab-macos – Windows-style alt-tab on macOS
by basjacobs on Tuesday October 15, 2019 @08:31AM
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There is in fact a way to 'un-minimize' a window [0]:
Use cmd+tab to go to the application, while still holding cmd press alt, and release cmd.
It helped me out a couple of times when I accidentally minimized a window.
[0] is the first result on stackoverflow but it still seems unclear to me.
[0] https://superuser.com/a/51775