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Is there an alt-tab replacement for Windows 7 that works in the same manner as command-tab and command-tick (tilde) on OS X?
Requirements:
1. Completely keyboard-shortcut-based, no mouse action should be necessary.
2. 2 keyboard shortcuts with the following behavior:
a.) alt+tab: cycles through open applications (NOT windows... applications, meaning even if i have 10 firefox windows open, I only want to see firefox once in the list that comes up when i hit this shortcut)
b.) alt+`: cycles through WINDOWS that are instances of the currently active application (meaning if firefox is my active window and i hit shortcut2, it will cycle through those 10 firefox windows, while ignoring any other windows from ANY other application).
Update 08:40 5/21: I tried out eidylon's suggestion, TopDesk. It doesn't provide any of the functionality described here. Other apps I've already tried:
- VistaSwitcher
- Switcher
- Dexpot (awesome app, still using, but doesn't do what I want in this case... also looked for plugins but couldn't find one that does it)
- UltraMon
- Nvidia nView
update: Unfortunately I still haven't found a solution for this.
update: made this a community wiki in case anyone is ever able to find a solution for this.
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Not a solution, so here's a nifty tip: In the Mac OS X, you can press Command-Tilde (~) to switch between the windows of the currently open application.
Third party software like Witch (http://manytricks.com/witch/) can give your Mac a more Windows like window switching interface also.
Yes, I love that combo. As stated above, I can duplicate that functionality with VistaSwitcher, but not the command-tab behavior unfortunately. I edited the OP to be more clear on what functionality of OS X I'm trying to duplicate. – Robert S Ciaccio – 2010-05-21T14:41:31.813
6The grass is always greener on the other side. I would love to have on Mac OS X the Cmd+Tab to behave as Alt+Tab on Windows. =( – Sergio Acosta – 2010-06-14T08:27:36.640
I think there's some apps that will do that Sergio... Not positive but I remember seeing mention of one called "witch" or something that can be configured like that. – Robert S Ciaccio – 2010-06-17T21:48:36.827
Have you tried in Dexpot the "Window catalog" ? – harrymc – 2012-07-03T07:49:26.597