The Missing Shortcut
It’s a little ironic that this site starts to ramp up attention from some tech-notables at the same time when my professional career seems to enjoy an even stronger momentum that requires my attention and a writing hiatus.
(Yes, I have a talent for always finding a way to complain.)
Anyway, this Mac keyboard shortcuts article by Matt Gemmell has already been linked to death so the place I do want to send you to is its Hacker News thread. There I found this useful shortcut (and several more) which I think many OS X users — even veterans — aren’t aware of:
Normally, when you cycle open apps with Command+Tab, if you land on an application that has minimized windows, nothing happens. The way to remedy that is as follows: Hold Command and tab to the app you want to un-minimize. Without letting go of Command, press down Option, then while holding down Option, let go of Command.
Bonus tip: When landing on an application icon with Tab, continue holding Command and use Tilde (~) to cycle through windows of the same App. I use that one a lot too.
Shortcuts can be a little hard to memorize or confusing at first, but the investment pays for itself once you know enough of them to eliminate the need for a mouse or trackpad.
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