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Elaborate complex workflows please. And as if Mac users don't have complex workflows :)

• mihaic 2y ago
  Here's just an example: I often want to see all currently open windows on my task bar, and using my mouse I can instantly open the specific window I want to work on. Note that I don't want to open a specific app, I want to access a specific instance of that app. Think of an example when I have multiple Chrome windows open, and I want to open a specific one, since that has a group of tabs open. The principle is generic, I might want to open a specific IDE window, as I've got multiple instances open at the same type. Absolutely every Mac user I've seen had to swipe through all their open app, or has to open the app and from the app then choose which instance they want to work with.
  • sceptic123 2y ago
    I can't say that I've seen anyone use the Windows functionality you're talking about here either, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. One of the hardest things about being a "power user" is watching other people use their computers in horrible and inefficient ways. There's a few different ways to get to a specific window on a Mac using the mouse. But I would add that using the mouse for this is probably less efficient than alt/command+tabbing anyway.
  • Incipient 2y ago
    I don't understand what you mean by complex workflow in relation to this example of opening a specific window. I think however this is achieved in mac by right clicking on the app icon in the task bar, then it has a list of open windows. In Windows, this is done by mousing over the app icon in the task bar.
    • mihaic 2y ago
      In pre-11 Windows you can see all open instances of an app from the taskbar, and with one-click open any one of these. Of course, there's an equivalent for Mac as well, but it's not one-step, it's two step. I know it sounds like something minor, but it really rattled me on a Mac.