alt-tab interface

[Owen Williams]

Each press of the tab key selects a new task, but it isn't until the alt
key is released that the selection is confirmed.

owen

On Fri, 2006-12-15 at 10:16 -0500, Khaled Hassounah wrote:
> But in all current operating system releasing the tab is what makes the
> selection. Why the reverse?
> 
> Khaled
> 
> Owen Williams wrote:
> > On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 19:00 -0500, Khaled Hassounah wrote:
> >>> When using alt tab, the act of releasing the alt key is what selects an activity.
> >> Purely out of curiosity: why?
> >>
> >> Khaled
> >>
> >>
> > 
> > This is how keyboard task switching works on current operating systems.
> > It is the same under Mac, Window, and Linux, and it was the key sequence
> > suggested to me.  I can't think of anything wrong with it.
> > 
> > Owen
> > 
> > 
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