alt-tab interface

[Mitch Bradley]

The tab key cycles between the possibilities.  The chosen one is finally 
activated when the alt key is released.



Khaled Hassounah wrote:
> But in all current operating system releasing the tab is what makes the
> selection. Why the reverse?
>
> Khaled
>
> Owen Williams wrote:
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>> On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 19:00 -0500, Khaled Hassounah wrote:
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>>>> 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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