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Re:AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS by diroussel on Saturday September 25, 2021 @03:26PM (#28655575)
It’s not a problem of mental models. It’s that the UI is not good.

The Cmd-Tab to switch between apps is good because it’s Least Recently Used (LRU) ordered, and the there is a visual to show what you are choosing.

Once you’ve done Cmd-Tab to choose an app then you need to do Cmd-` to choose the document. But this is usually not LRU and not visual.

In Firefox I can configure LRU and visual tab switching, but not windows switching. And Finder or IntelliJ I can cycle through windows but not in LRU order.

I have a good mental model of my apps, windows, documents and tabs, but my mental model is LRU based, not cycle based.

Re:AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS by nsonha on Saturday September 25, 2021 @07:29PM (#28657038)
it's sarcasm sorry not being clear

LRU is good but before that becomes the problem, there is the problem of requiring 2 steps when all the user is thinking about is "back to the previous document", or "let me select one of the documents". No one gives a shit about apps

Re:AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS by diroussel on Sunday September 26, 2021 @11:36AM (#28661722)
Ah makes sense. Remember /s next time.

Don’t get me started on Cmd-Tab will full screen and Spaces!!

Re:AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS by lsaferite on Sunday September 26, 2021 @12:03PM (#28661999)
My fav is that a minimized window won't restore if it is selected. FFS
Re:AltTab: Windows Alt-Tab on macOS by airstrike on Monday September 27, 2021 @07:48AM (#28669518)
This right here is my biggest current pain on MacOS