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Looks like 10.6 hasn't been updated in a while. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/

by jcurbo 12y ago

Looks like 10.6 hasn't been updated in a while. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-are-probably-done-here-are-your-os-x-upgrade-options/ http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/03/snow-leopard-updates-ar... With Apple stuff it seems like it's best to stay within 2 revisions of the latest OS, especially since they've moved to shorter release cycles (yearly).

tehwalrus 12y ago
Thanks, I'll work out what to do instead, then. Problem is she won't sit through lessons about what multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared or whatever, I would be loath to help her navigate something like the UI updates in Lion, let alone beyond. If only Alt+Tab worked on windows rather than apps, like in MS OSs, or even if there was a taskbar-style way to switch windows, she'd have so many fewer problems...
- thenipper 12y ago
  Check out witch? It helps with alt-tab
- nsxwolf 12y ago
  Can't teach her Alt+Tilde? (er, Alt-Backtick really)
- Angostura 12y ago
  Multitouch guestures aren't mandatory, good old mouse and click will work just as they always have. CMD-~ cycles through windows. hold-click or right-click on a Dock icon displays a list of Windows associated with the application Alternatvely, perhaps she might like Exposé (try F3)
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- terhechte 12y ago
  >> .. taskbar-style way to switch windows http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar Apart from that, even on 10.6, you can do the update of Bash yourself, you're not required to use the Apple patch: https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched This has been compiled on Mavericks, it may run on 10.6. If not, you may need to install Xcode
- jbinto 12y ago
  > [..] multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared [..] This may not help for your case, but it may interest keyboard shortcut junkies. When I was getting used to the "interesting" way OS X handles CMD+TAB versus Windows' ALT+TAB, I was also frustrated at the app-vs-window issue. I eventually figured out this workaround, which sounds complicated but is now muscle memory: 1. Hold CMD. (Don't let go until I say so.) 2. Press TAB once. 3. Tap the arrow keys (LEFT/RIGHT) to go to the correct application, e.g. Chrome. 4. When you have the correct application selected, press DOWN. (You can release CMD now.) 5. This will display all of the open windows for this application (same as "4 finger swipe down" gesture). You can use the arrow keys to navigate this. An extremely subtle blue halo is displayed around the selected window. Press RETURN to select.
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  - ZoFreX 12y ago
    You can reduce the above 5 steps to just one if you want to do it for the currently open application by pressing CTRL and DOWN :)
  - masklinn 12y ago
    Or you could just cmd-TAB to the right application then cmd-` to the right window.
- michel-slm 12y ago
  Interestingly, I'm using GNOME on Linux partly because they use the same Alt-Tab behavior as OS X. As a power user with many windows per app the default Windows behavior is less efficient

by jcurbo 12y ago

tehwalrus 12y ago

Thanks, I'll work out what to do instead, then. Problem is she won't sit through lessons about what multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared or whatever, I would be loath to help her navigate something like the UI updates in Lion, let alone beyond. If only Alt+Tab worked on windows rather than apps, like in MS OSs, or even if there was a taskbar-style way to switch windows, she'd have so many fewer problems...

thenipper 12y ago
Check out witch? It helps with alt-tab
nsxwolf 12y ago
Can't teach her Alt+Tilde? (er, Alt-Backtick really)
Angostura 12y ago
Multitouch guestures aren't mandatory, good old mouse and click will work just as they always have. CMD-~ cycles through windows. hold-click or right-click on a Dock icon displays a list of Windows associated with the application Alternatvely, perhaps she might like Exposé (try F3)
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terhechte 12y ago
>> .. taskbar-style way to switch windows http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar http://brawersoftware.com/products/ubar Apart from that, even on 10.6, you can do the update of Bash yourself, you're not required to use the Apple patch: https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched https://github.com/ido/macosx-bash-92-shellshock-patched This has been compiled on Mavericks, it may run on 10.6. If not, you may need to install Xcode
jbinto 12y ago
> [..] multi-touch gestures to use to find that chrome popup window that disappeared [..] This may not help for your case, but it may interest keyboard shortcut junkies. When I was getting used to the "interesting" way OS X handles CMD+TAB versus Windows' ALT+TAB, I was also frustrated at the app-vs-window issue. I eventually figured out this workaround, which sounds complicated but is now muscle memory: 1. Hold CMD. (Don't let go until I say so.) 2. Press TAB once. 3. Tap the arrow keys (LEFT/RIGHT) to go to the correct application, e.g. Chrome. 4. When you have the correct application selected, press DOWN. (You can release CMD now.) 5. This will display all of the open windows for this application (same as "4 finger swipe down" gesture). You can use the arrow keys to navigate this. An extremely subtle blue halo is displayed around the selected window. Press RETURN to select.
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- ZoFreX 12y ago
  You can reduce the above 5 steps to just one if you want to do it for the currently open application by pressing CTRL and DOWN :)
- masklinn 12y ago
  Or you could just cmd-TAB to the right application then cmd-` to the right window.
michel-slm 12y ago
Interestingly, I'm using GNOME on Linux partly because they use the same Alt-Tab behavior as OS X. As a power user with many windows per app the default Windows behavior is less efficient