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Do you feel the same way about Alt+Tab window switching? There is a deterministic way: look at the pop-up that shows the thumbnail in the most-recently used (M
by frosted-flakes 4y ago
Do you feel the same way about Alt+Tab window switching?
There is a deterministic way: look at the pop-up that shows the thumbnail in the most-recently used (MRU) order. Just like Alt+Tab.
If you're tabbing through more than five tabs, it's probably faster to click, whichever method is used. But at least MRU ordering lets you easily switch between any two or three tabs. That is impossible with visual ordering.
- stevage 4y ago> Do you feel the same way about Alt+Tab window switching? It's a good question. It seems to work better for window switching because I'm switching more frequently and in a more predictable pattern. It's usually between 2 windows (code window and browser window) or occasionally 3 (code, browser, documentation/reference material). Whereas it's rare to be switching in a consistent pattern between any 2 code windows. If a situation like that does emerge, I rearrange them so the two I need are side by side.
- mijamo 4y agoI think people usually have wayyyy more tabs opened than programs. I might have 5-6 programs so alt tab doesn't take long to circle through. I might have 20 tabs that I'm currently using, and it is not unusual to go above that (and I know many people having 50 or more). In that case it is very slow to go through them.
- marginalia_nu 4y agoIf a keyboard kept re-arranging itself according to which key was most recently pressed, you'd be typing a hundred times slower than if it doesn't. Taking in visual information is super slow. I feel like a lot of interface designers don't get this. It's great that it's there as a training wheel to teach you the movements, but having to rely on it even as an experienced user is a constant source of frustration.