alt-tab interface

[Bert Freudenberg]

On Dec 16, 2006, at 4:22 , MBurns wrote:

> On 12/15/06, Kevin Purcell <kevinpurcell at pobox.com> wrote:
>> I don't know if it's already supported by XO but Mac OS X uses
>> command ` (the tilde key above to tab key -- proximity is the
>> important thing) to go back through the list of applications. It's a
>> lot easier to type than shift/command/tab.
>
> Note that in OS X, as is true of other operating systems, when in the
> Alt-Tab UI, the shift+TAB has the same effect as tilde does. Tab goes
> in the standard left-to-right cycling of open applications, while
> Shift-Tab (the common "opposite of tab" key combination) and/or (on OS
> X) tilde reverses that and does right-to-left cycling.
>
> It is a simple feature, but a handy one to add in if possible.

Actually, Cmd-` cycles between windows of the same app on my Mac.

What I *really* like about the Mac's Cmd-Tab switcher is how you can  
use "regular" interactions after bringing up the switcher interface  
with Cmd-Tab: as long as Cmd is not released, you can Tab, Shift-Tab,  
use cursor keys, or (what I really miss elsewhere) the mouse to  
select the application you want to switch to.

- Bert -