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> And if there is no such window left, and I told system that I want to switch to the app, then yes, of course I want the most recent window unminimized. If on

> And if there is no such window left, and I told system that I want to switch to the app, then yes, of course I want the most recent window unminimized. If one is screensharing or presenting to an audience and the only windows in the target app are minimized but contain sensitive information, one most certainly would not want one of those minimized windows to reveal. As a sibling to your comment points out, the solution is to hold the option key down while releasing the command key. This verifies a user’s intention to reveal the first-minimized window.

barrkel 6y ago
Alt-tabbing in the middle of a presentation risks displaying random information no matter what. You could tab to browser showing mail, or to Slack, or a PDF viewer showing your latest payslip, or whatever. If you have sensitive information or something which might show alerts in the middle of an important presentation, you should probably close such apps and / or mute their notifications.
- mistersquid 6y ago
  > Alt-tabbing in the middle of a presentation risks displaying random information no matter what. When presenting, I keep close track of what information I have minimized and unminimized. It would severely hamper my work (all of which is disclosed) to quit apps that have minimized windows with information I do not want to show to undisclosed parties. To be clear, command-tabbing on macOS may not behave the same "Alt-tabbing" on other platforms (I honestly don't know). Specifically, command-tabbing does not give focus to apps that are hidden until they are selected and does not reveal minimized windows without user intervention (holding option down while releasing command.) Automatically disclosing minimized windows for command-tabbed apps that have no disclosed windows would actually remove a privacy feature rather than enhancing command-tab app switching.

barrkel 6y ago

Alt-tabbing in the middle of a presentation risks displaying random information no matter what. You could tab to browser showing mail, or to Slack, or a PDF viewer showing your latest payslip, or whatever. If you have sensitive information or something which might show alerts in the middle of an important presentation, you should probably close such apps and / or mute their notifications.

mistersquid 6y ago
> Alt-tabbing in the middle of a presentation risks displaying random information no matter what. When presenting, I keep close track of what information I have minimized and unminimized. It would severely hamper my work (all of which is disclosed) to quit apps that have minimized windows with information I do not want to show to undisclosed parties. To be clear, command-tabbing on macOS may not behave the same "Alt-tabbing" on other platforms (I honestly don't know). Specifically, command-tabbing does not give focus to apps that are hidden until they are selected and does not reveal minimized windows without user intervention (holding option down while releasing command.) Automatically disclosing minimized windows for command-tabbed apps that have no disclosed windows would actually remove a privacy feature rather than enhancing command-tab app switching.