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make desktop apps appear in left bar windows 8
I am annoyed by how to switch between programs in windows 8. To switch between desktop applications, you have to use the traditional taskbar and for metro apps you use the new multitasking-program ...
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Fast application switching in XMonad
I often have several applications open across several workspaces in XMonad. I'd like to be able to switch between them without hunting; specifically, I'd like to be able to type something that ...
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Windows of applications fail to come 'to front'.
I am running Windows 7, 64 bit, and for the longest time, I have has this problem where windows of my various applications will repeatedly fail to come 'to the front' when I click on them.
Needless ...
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How to switch to a certain Window in OS X (opposed to application switching) using keyboard shortcuts?
On a normal day I have several different windows open of all my applications. But for the sake of simplicity I will name one simple example:
Chrome A left side of the screen (documentation)
Chrome B ...
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Switching to the last application not working in Windows 7
In Windows 7 I can not switch to last app using a keyboard shortcut (possibly ALT+TAB).
Current scenario: I have 1 Word 2007 document opened. I start Total Commander and open another Word document ...
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Switching applications on a single desktop on mac
Cmd + tab only allows us to switch between all the applications. Once I have moved the less used applications on a different desktop on my mac I dont want to see them in the application switcher as it ...
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How to make Skype not come into the view on Windows 8 every couple of minutes? [duplicate]
I am using a Lenovo Yoga 13 with Windows 8 on it, and right now if I use the desktop, I don't know whether it is due to the trackpad's sensitivity and its "feature", or is it Win 8 doing it, the ...
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Switching between application after Window 8 refresh
I had OS problems and I used the "refresh" option when I restored the OS in Windows 8 using the Windows 8 CD.
However, [alt][tab] or the upper left corner for switching between application have ...
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Windows Key + Tab stopped working in Windows 8 - Left side task switcher buggy
The left side task switcher in Windows 8 seems to stop working properly when the NVIDIA drivers are installed. When I hover on the upper-left corner the thumbnail of the previous app shows up just ...
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Need a program for using shortcut keys to switch between specific programs
Open programs:
Chrome
Dreamweaver
Photoshop
Requirements:
Ctrl+C or Alt+C - Focus Chrome window
Ctrl+D or Alt+D - Focus Dreamweaver window
Ctrl+P or Alt+P - Focus Photoshop window
I need a ...
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Hide apps with closed windows from application switcher in OS X
I was wondering if there is a way to, when using OS X's (10.8) default application switcher (Cmd+Tab) to hide applications that don't have any windows open but are still running?
For example, I'm ...
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Switching between non-suspended apps (with alt-tab?) [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I switch between applications in Windows 8?
In the Modern UI it seems we are encuraged to just go back to the start screen without closing an app we are using, ...
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How do I switch between applications in Windows 8?
What are some ways that I can switch between applications in Windows 8, using the keyboard and/or mouse?
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Switch between groups of windows (OSX)
Is there an application/hack that will let me switch between user defined application groups? For example if I have open a set of work related windows, but also misc. things like iTunes, Reminders, ...
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Program to switch active window/program?
I'm interested in program that can utilize additional buttons of G15, or can be bound to special hotkey like ctrl+alt+shift+F9 in order to change active window.
Why do i need it? I'm playing game ...
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Windows 7 hotkey to focus running application
I know how to hotkey an application from the Taskbar, but if the application is already running, and I don't want to start another instance of that application, is there a way to hot key to it? I know ...
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Is it possible to disable the command-tab application switcher in Mac OS X Lion?
This shortcut drives me crazy. I would like to remap command-tab for snippet insertion while coding, but the switcher gets in the way...
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How can I prevent all windows of an app coming to the front when switching?
Let's say I have applications A and B running, with windows A1, A2, B1, B2. On Windows, I can switch to B1, then A1, and see the two side by side. On Mac (Snow Leopard), when I switch to A1, it also ...
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How to prevent Gnome-shell's Alt+Tab from grouping windows from similar apps?
I love pretty much everything about how Gnome Shell handles app-switching through Alt+Tab. My one gripe with it, though, is how it forces the user to use Alt+` to switch between windows of the same ...
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How to slide between windows on OS X
How does the user at 23 seconds in this video (possible NSFW language) slide between two different applications like that? Is there a shortcut to do this?
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How to bind a key to switching to next window in current monitor in compiz?
I'm using compiz 0.8.8 on ArchLinux.
I have two monitors, and each time I use alt-tab to switch to next window, the windows from both monitors shows up. This makes it hard to find a specific window.
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Window switching Mac OS way in Windows 7? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there an alternative to Exposé for Windows?
I love the way windows are auto arranged in Mac OS as the below screenshot.
Though, I'm a Windows OS user so I'm ...
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How to jump to a space containing a window for the active application?
I'm using 4 Spaces with the "When switching to an application, switch to a space with open windows for the application" option turned off. But that means it's sometimes a real hunt trying to find the ...
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How can i remove an app icon on mac's application switcher (cmd+tab menu)?
On Mac's application switcher I want to hide particular applications such as adium and terminal (especially terminal). Because I use them with global shortcuts and they're always running.
Is there a ...
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Assign a Function Key to reliably switch to another running app
I have a pc till in my shop. I want to run another app on the till. I would like to be able to assign a Function key (eg F2) to switch that running instance to the front (over the till software ...
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Alt+tab replacement for Windows XP?
I primarily use Windows XP and tend to have lots of windows open, so of course I routinely have to resort to Alt+Tab. It works just fine, but there are a couple features found in Vista/7 and/or OS X ...
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Windows 7 - Faster applications/windows switcher by typing application's name?
I sometimes got many running applications and switching with alt-tab becomes very annoying.
The perfect solution for me would be an application that lets me start typing a window's title and offer a ...
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How to see list of open Firefox windows in Ubuntu without using ALT-TAB?
I have a dock-style application in Ubuntu (Avant Window Navigator) that lets me cycle between Firefox windows with ALT-TAB.
However, ALT-TAB irritates my RSI pain.
Would there be any way to see the ...
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Alt-tab on Windows XP - No previews?
Is there a way to get window previews like in Windows 7 alt-tab? If i have the same program open multiple times, but I'm using different parts of it, supplying only the program icon and title is ...
