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Not defending macOS here, but switching between windows and managing them is usually performed via Exposé, (ctrl-uparrow)

tracker1 3y ago
Thanks, That's a hotkey I wasn't aware of... I know I could use gestures (three finger swipe up), but usually using my mouse.
- em-bee 3y ago
  discovery of hotkeys can be a challenge. despite having used gnome for years now i only recently learned that i can switch windows with alt-esc instead of alt-tab, which is much faster when you have multiple windows of the same app or want to switch back and forth between to windows. and i only found this while searching for an extension that would make switching windows easier.
  - nequo 3y ago
    Unity used to show the keyboard shortcuts when you held the Super key: https://i.stack.imgur.com/JDDku.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/JDDku.png To my knowledge, modern GNOME does not have this which is sad. There's this webpage instead: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboard-shortcuts.html.en https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboar...
    - em-bee 3y ago
      the thing is that i would not even have thought of looking there. i was at "switching windows is a pain, how can i make it better" which is not "is there a hotkey to switch windows differently, because why would i even consider that there are multiple ways to switch windows, especially with gnome that kind of has a reputation of removing seemingly unneeded features.
      - nequo 3y ago
        It does have that reputation but I've found it very usable. "Half-maximizing" windows with Super+Left and Super+Right is very handy when I need to see things side-by-side. Moving windows from one screen to another by pressing Super and doing drag-and-drop, and moving windows across workspaces with Shift+Super+PgUp and Shift+Super+PgDown are also convenient.
        em-bee 3y ago
        oh, no doubt. i am still using it too. the reputation in this case was just misleading me. i simply need to research and learn more of these shortcuts
fiddlerwoaroof 3y ago
Also, if you’re at the command-tab picker, the up arrow key will switch to windows of the currently selected app (and left/right arrows will change the currently selected app). The macOS command-tab switcher has a bunch of functionality built in.

tracker1 3y ago

Thanks, That's a hotkey I wasn't aware of... I know I could use gestures (three finger swipe up), but usually using my mouse.

em-bee 3y ago
discovery of hotkeys can be a challenge. despite having used gnome for years now i only recently learned that i can switch windows with alt-esc instead of alt-tab, which is much faster when you have multiple windows of the same app or want to switch back and forth between to windows. and i only found this while searching for an extension that would make switching windows easier.
- nequo 3y ago
  Unity used to show the keyboard shortcuts when you held the Super key: https://i.stack.imgur.com/JDDku.png https://i.stack.imgur.com/JDDku.png To my knowledge, modern GNOME does not have this which is sad. There's this webpage instead: https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboard-shortcuts.html.en https://help.gnome.org/users/gnome-help/stable/shell-keyboar...
  - em-bee 3y ago
    the thing is that i would not even have thought of looking there. i was at "switching windows is a pain, how can i make it better" which is not "is there a hotkey to switch windows differently, because why would i even consider that there are multiple ways to switch windows, especially with gnome that kind of has a reputation of removing seemingly unneeded features.
    - nequo 3y ago
      It does have that reputation but I've found it very usable. "Half-maximizing" windows with Super+Left and Super+Right is very handy when I need to see things side-by-side. Moving windows from one screen to another by pressing Super and doing drag-and-drop, and moving windows across workspaces with Shift+Super+PgUp and Shift+Super+PgDown are also convenient.
      - em-bee 3y ago
        oh, no doubt. i am still using it too. the reputation in this case was just misleading me. i simply need to research and learn more of these shortcuts

fiddlerwoaroof 3y ago

Also, if you’re at the command-tab picker, the up arrow key will switch to windows of the currently selected app (and left/right arrows will change the currently selected app). The macOS command-tab switcher has a bunch of functionality built in.