How to jump to a space containing a window for the active application?

Question

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 right space for an app. Is there a shortcut key or something that will do this?

To spell it out, because this might be unclear:

1. I open an application X in space 1
2. Sometime later I'm in space 4, and want to go to application X
3. I alt-tab, now X is the active application - but I'm in space 4, and I can't see any windows.
4. I start trawling around the various spaces, trying to remember where X's windows are.
5. (Ideally instead I would push some key and jump straight somewhere useful)

I'm pretty new to OS X, so feel free to point out the bleeding obvious :)

Answer 1

If you click the application's icon in the Dock the second time, it will behave as if When switching to an application, switch to a space with open windows for that application was checked.

You can also get a list of open windows in an app by secondary-clicking its Dock icon.

Edit:

Other suggestions include using Switching using Expose, my personal favorite. It's the closest thing to Ctrl Alt Tab.

Answer 2

One workaround would be to use Witch. It's a customizable replacement for the application switcher that is window-based like alt-tab on Windows.