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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
by frou_dh 7y ago
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]
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21256915 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21256915
- climb_stealth 7y agoThanks, that is a great explanation! I will give it a try and see if it improves my life at work.
- basjacobs 7y agoThere 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] https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1615114 https://discussions.apple.com/thread/1615114
- gt2 7y agoWorth noting that some apps un-minimize themselves. Spotify is one.