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I've been on a mac for ~4 years now. It was a bit of a struggle to get used to it, coming from windows. The only thing I really miss now is alt-tab working as

I've been on a mac for ~4 years now. It was a bit of a struggle to get used to it, coming from windows. The only thing I really miss now is alt-tab working as expected. (It's a massive pain to move between two windows of the same program)

wiseowise 1y ago
CMD + ~.
sator-arepo 1y ago
You know about Cmd+Backtick, do you?
superjose 1y ago
https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/
- staindk 1y ago
  I don't think I could survive on MacOS without AltTab.
- SomeUserName432 1y ago
  It has some weird behavior when it comes to reverse order, when you cmd+tab+shift then the shift key is suddenly the deciding button, not tab. End up with the focus just speeding off to the left without really intending to, since it ignores tab and now focuses on shift.
WXLCKNO 1y ago
You know you can use CMD+backtick (CMD+`) to cycle between windows of the same app? Add shift to go in reverse. Or otherwise you can enable the app exposé feature to swipe down with three fingers and it will show you only windows of the same app.
- lostlogin 1y ago
  I’m a lifelong Mac user and didn’t know this. Shame on me.
  - mholm 1y ago
    Apple really doesn't tell power-users about a lot of these features. You can really gain a lot by searching for Mac shortcuts and tricks. I still learn new things that have been around for over a decade.
    - robenkleene 1y ago
      I'd argue if you need to be told about keyboard shortcuts, then you're not a power user. (I.e., knowing how to find keyboard shortcuts I'd consider a core trait of power users).
      - metabagel 1y ago
        Keyboard shortcuts should be exposed in some fashion. IMO, Microsoft is typically better at this.
        robenkleene 1y ago
        What specifically does Microsoft do that Apple should do?
        metabagel 1y ago
        My perception is that on Windows it is standard to display keyboard shortcuts next to application menu items, whereas on the Mac, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Perhaps that’s just a culture thing. It’s expected on Windows, and not as expected on Mac.
        robenkleene 1y ago
91bananas 1y ago
Play with your keyboard, alt, ctrl, cmd + tab or ~ or combos of those will do wild things for ya
whycome 1y ago
Apparently i'm the only one who didn't know about cmd+`
- xpe 1y ago
  Poking around System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts… > Keyboard is a pretty good place to browse if you haven't. There are default keybindings that can changed and switched on/off. For macOS Sequoia 15.6: [ ] Change the way Tab moves focus ⌃F7 [ ] Turn keyboard access on or off ⌃F1 [ ] Move focus on the menu bar ⌃F2 [ ] Move focus on the Dock ⌃F3 [ ] Move focus to the active or next window ⌃F4 [ ] Move focus to the window toolbar ⌃F5 [ ] Move focus to the floating window ⌃F6 [*] Move focus to next window ⌘` [ ] Move focus to status menus ⌃F8 [ ] Show contextual menu ⌃↩ I only have one checked currently; I'm not feeling adventurous.
debunn 1y ago
As a hybrid macOS / Windows user (with 20+ years of Windows keyboard muscle memory), I found Karabiner Elements a godsend. You can import complex key modifications from community built scripts which will automatically remap things like Cmd+Tab to switch windows, as well as a number of other Windows hotkeys to MacOS equivalents (link below): https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=windows#windows_shortcuts_on_macos https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=windows#windows...
afandian 1y ago
I’ve not used windows since XP, but the one thing I missed was the keyboard menu navigation with alt and the underlined single letters. Still in my muscle memory, and I always felt like it was at least as good as keyboard shortcuts.
jablala 1y ago
Well I have some good news, look up the AltTab MacOS tool. It does exactly what you're after and it has been a life saver for me.

wiseowise 1y ago

CMD + ~.

sator-arepo 1y ago

You know about Cmd+Backtick, do you?

superjose 1y ago

https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/ https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/

staindk 1y ago
I don't think I could survive on MacOS without AltTab.
SomeUserName432 1y ago
It has some weird behavior when it comes to reverse order, when you cmd+tab+shift then the shift key is suddenly the deciding button, not tab. End up with the focus just speeding off to the left without really intending to, since it ignores tab and now focuses on shift.

WXLCKNO 1y ago

You know you can use CMD+backtick (CMD+`) to cycle between windows of the same app? Add shift to go in reverse. Or otherwise you can enable the app exposé feature to swipe down with three fingers and it will show you only windows of the same app.

lostlogin 1y ago
I’m a lifelong Mac user and didn’t know this. Shame on me.
- mholm 1y ago
  Apple really doesn't tell power-users about a lot of these features. You can really gain a lot by searching for Mac shortcuts and tricks. I still learn new things that have been around for over a decade.
  - robenkleene 1y ago
    I'd argue if you need to be told about keyboard shortcuts, then you're not a power user. (I.e., knowing how to find keyboard shortcuts I'd consider a core trait of power users).
    - metabagel 1y ago
      Keyboard shortcuts should be exposed in some fashion. IMO, Microsoft is typically better at this.
      - robenkleene 1y ago
        What specifically does Microsoft do that Apple should do?
        metabagel 1y ago
        My perception is that on Windows it is standard to display keyboard shortcuts next to application menu items, whereas on the Mac, that doesn’t seem to be the case. Perhaps that’s just a culture thing. It’s expected on Windows, and not as expected on Mac.
        robenkleene 1y ago

91bananas 1y ago

Play with your keyboard, alt, ctrl, cmd + tab or ~ or combos of those will do wild things for ya

whycome 1y ago

Apparently i'm the only one who didn't know about cmd+`

xpe 1y ago
Poking around System Settings > Keyboard > Keyboard Shortcuts… > Keyboard is a pretty good place to browse if you haven't. There are default keybindings that can changed and switched on/off. For macOS Sequoia 15.6: [ ] Change the way Tab moves focus ⌃F7 [ ] Turn keyboard access on or off ⌃F1 [ ] Move focus on the menu bar ⌃F2 [ ] Move focus on the Dock ⌃F3 [ ] Move focus to the active or next window ⌃F4 [ ] Move focus to the window toolbar ⌃F5 [ ] Move focus to the floating window ⌃F6 [*] Move focus to next window ⌘` [ ] Move focus to status menus ⌃F8 [ ] Show contextual menu ⌃↩ I only have one checked currently; I'm not feeling adventurous.

debunn 1y ago

As a hybrid macOS / Windows user (with 20+ years of Windows keyboard muscle memory), I found Karabiner Elements a godsend. You can import complex key modifications from community built scripts which will automatically remap things like Cmd+Tab to switch windows, as well as a number of other Windows hotkeys to MacOS equivalents (link below): https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/ https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=windows#windows_shortcuts_on_macos https://ke-complex-modifications.pqrs.org/?q=windows#windows...

afandian 1y ago

I’ve not used windows since XP, but the one thing I missed was the keyboard menu navigation with alt and the underlined single letters. Still in my muscle memory, and I always felt like it was at least as good as keyboard shortcuts.

jablala 1y ago

Well I have some good news, look up the AltTab MacOS tool. It does exactly what you're after and it has been a life saver for me.