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I'm not sure quite what situation you're describing with the secret key thing, but in case it's relevant: Cmd-tab selects applications, not windows. If the appl
by wrs 3y ago
I'm not sure quite what situation you're describing with the secret key thing, but in case it's relevant: Cmd-tab selects applications, not windows. If the application has no windows open, then when you cmd-tab to it, you won't switch to a window (but you will see the menu bar switch). The situation cannot occur in Windows because it insists that an application must have at least one window open to interact with it at all.
- karaterobot 3y agoYou can see a description of the problem, and its obscure (in the sense of being hidden) solution, in this stackoverflow thread. https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/112350/cmdtab-does-not-work-on-hidden-or-minimized-windows https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/112350/cmdtab-does... All applications are open in this case. MacOS just doesn't display anything in certain quite common cases, such as one of its windows being hidden or minimized. There is a mechanism to display these windows (the obscure, well-kept secret does work) but Apple chose not to apply it.
- wrs 3y agoAaaah, minimized windows, a feature I only use by accident. I always “disable” the cmd-M shortcut. (“Disable” meaning set it to cmd-opt-shift-ctl-M for all apps.) But still, switching to the app does show all the non-minimized windows. And minimizing a window is explicitly asking for it to be hidden. So it would be wrong to show it every time you switch back to the application.