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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

by dvcrn 7y ago

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 http://www.bahoom.com/hyperswitch

lwouis 7y ago
Author here. I drew inspiration from HyperSwitch. Unfortunately, it is no longer maintained and is not free or OSS software, so I couldn't take over. Specifically, I wanted to improve on some points: * visual clarity * size of the thumbnails * size of the app icons It's a shame it's not on github because the customization available through the preferences is great, and the product is great overall. It's one of those projects where I'm guessing the author is making no money and could release the code without any loss. He just probably forgot about it, unfortunately
- some_developer 7y ago
  I applaud this, I really do. I'm also worried about HyperSwitch. When I converted to OSX half a decade ago, coming from Windows, this was the one app which I needed to be able to say "I can use this machine". I can't comprehend how people otherwise can organize their things; it's just not my thing. Also Tilde-Tab is the killer; Windows really missed out here. I looking for a replacement for the same reason: the uncertainty of the future of this app. The author seems to keep it alive, but it has (or had?) timebombs and once a year the author had to release a new patch version due to this. I tried contact the author to throw money at it, to make sure I can have this as long as I use OSX, but he didn't really respond to that. However, what can I say, I still prefer HyperSwitch (HS). - HS is much faster "coming up", this is essential for me. I want to quickly use this. Basically I configured HS to be instant, no delay. I can live with the flashes, actually doesn't really bother me - HS supports CMD-Tab and Tilde-Tab; I need both. And in practice they work amazingly well for me. Tile-Tab is when I strictly need to jump between in-app windows. CMD-Tab can do both, in fact. Jump between apps or within the same apps window. Also CTRL-Tab hurts to hit combined with TAB. Anyway, this was on my mind for some time and there was nothing where I could mention it to similar thinking people so I already apologize if this seems inappropriate as a feedback for the hard work you put into it! thanks
  - lwouis 7y ago
    No worries, I appreciate your enthusiasm! I think all your feedback is addressed within this ticket: https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/8 https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/8 Subscribe to it to follow its implementation ;)

by dvcrn 7y ago

lwouis 7y ago

Author here. I drew inspiration from HyperSwitch. Unfortunately, it is no longer maintained and is not free or OSS software, so I couldn't take over. Specifically, I wanted to improve on some points: * visual clarity * size of the thumbnails * size of the app icons It's a shame it's not on github because the customization available through the preferences is great, and the product is great overall. It's one of those projects where I'm guessing the author is making no money and could release the code without any loss. He just probably forgot about it, unfortunately

some_developer 7y ago
I applaud this, I really do. I'm also worried about HyperSwitch. When I converted to OSX half a decade ago, coming from Windows, this was the one app which I needed to be able to say "I can use this machine". I can't comprehend how people otherwise can organize their things; it's just not my thing. Also Tilde-Tab is the killer; Windows really missed out here. I looking for a replacement for the same reason: the uncertainty of the future of this app. The author seems to keep it alive, but it has (or had?) timebombs and once a year the author had to release a new patch version due to this. I tried contact the author to throw money at it, to make sure I can have this as long as I use OSX, but he didn't really respond to that. However, what can I say, I still prefer HyperSwitch (HS). - HS is much faster "coming up", this is essential for me. I want to quickly use this. Basically I configured HS to be instant, no delay. I can live with the flashes, actually doesn't really bother me - HS supports CMD-Tab and Tilde-Tab; I need both. And in practice they work amazingly well for me. Tile-Tab is when I strictly need to jump between in-app windows. CMD-Tab can do both, in fact. Jump between apps or within the same apps window. Also CTRL-Tab hurts to hit combined with TAB. Anyway, this was on my mind for some time and there was nothing where I could mention it to similar thinking people so I already apologize if this seems inappropriate as a feedback for the hard work you put into it! thanks
- lwouis 7y ago
  No worries, I appreciate your enthusiasm! I think all your feedback is addressed within this ticket: https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/8 https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/8 Subscribe to it to follow its implementation ;)