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Another means to minimize all windows System
I did a quick search and did not find this hint already here. If you have multiple windows open in an app and you want to minimize them all at once, Option + double click on one of the title bars and they all go to the dock.

[robg adds: Previous hints have covered option-double clicking the minimize widget, as well as double-clicking the title bar to minimize one window. I think we've covered all the combos now!]
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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: storrence on Mar 12, '04 11:38:49AM

And option clicking on one of the minimized windows in the dock brings all windows for that app back out of the dock.

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Steve



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: jreasthope on Mar 13, '04 02:27:23PM

Unfortunately you can't unminimize by option-doubleclicking in the dock for multiple Finder windows. (OS 10.3)

John



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: NeutronMonk on Mar 13, '04 05:21:16PM

jreasthope- it works for me, in Panther 10.3.2



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: osxpounder on Mar 15, '04 12:29:32PM

Definitely not working for me, and I double-checked today ... I had actually tried this a week ago, because it seemed to me that option-clicking docked windows should bring them back up together -- definitely not happening in my OSX Panther box.

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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: NeutronMonk on Mar 15, '04 04:21:59PM

Ah, I revisited this hint today- it seems that option-double clicking in the dock to maximize only works in certain apps, i.e., works for a group of Safari windows but doesn't work for Finder windows. When is the Finder going to be a Cocoa app, please oh please?



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: tji on Mar 12, '04 02:30:43PM

The window management is one of the few things I don't like about MacOS (being a recent switcher from Linux/Windows)..

One thing I would like to change is the Alt-Tab task switch behavior. In every other environment, if I have two Mozilla windows open, Alt-Tab can switch between them. MacOS X treats them as one entity, making me use the mouse to select the second Mozilla window.

Is there any way to change that behavior and treat multiple windows from the same application differently?



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: cclifton on Mar 12, '04 03:19:49PM

While not exactly what you were looking for, you can use Command-` to jump between documents of a single application. I used to use this quite a bit, though I use it less now that we have Exposé.

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Curt



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Another means to minimize all windows
Authored by: NeutronMonk on Mar 13, '04 07:58:55AM
As regards the original hint, I personally find that using command+H to hide the app works better for me; less dock clutter, less mousing (you don't even need to click on the app in the dock to un-hide it- use command+tab to activate it). Regarding powerbooks' hijacking of the function keys, the answer is here fnSwitch. This simply switches what the fn modifier key modifies; this means you can have the F1-F12 keys function normally, using the fn key when you want change screen brightness! This is really handy for the newer powerbooks that use every key but F11 and F12 for system settings, making Exposé a major pain... I never use these keys anyway, the only useful one being audio, which can be done from the menu bar. :)

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cycle through windows
Authored by: timcrawf on Mar 12, '04 03:32:59PM

First I assume you mean command-tab to cycle through the open apps.
Second, use command-tilde (the thing to the left of the number one) to cycle through windows in the current application.
I won't promise 100% program compatibility, but it works everywhere I try it.



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cycle through windows
Authored by: tji on Mar 12, '04 03:47:55PM

Thanks for the tip.. Command-` works great, I can switch between multiple Safari windows. It gives more granularity than the Alt-Tab switching in Linux/Windows - since you can explicitly choose what you're switching between.

I guess it will take me a while to learn all the handy key combinations.

Thanks!



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cycle through windows
Authored by: Bruseth on Mar 12, '04 07:11:21PM

I thought that for some reason, we had lost the ability to cycle through open windows by using command-tilde. The reason I thought this is because I'm not able to do that any more. I checked my 'Services' to see if any of them had stolen that keyboard shortcut, but found nothing there. Anyone have any ideas why it wouldn't work for me any more? I'm running the latest version of Panther. Any help would be appreciated.

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cycle through windows
Authored by: Han Solo on Mar 13, '04 09:13:34PM
From the Apple menu, choose System Preferences.... Click on Keyboard & Mouse. Click the Keyboard Shortcuts button (tab). Look under Keyboard Navigation. (Twiddle the arrow if necessary.) Look for Rotate Windows among the commands there. It should have a check in the box at the left, and Cmd-` should be listed as the shortcut at the right. If either the check or the shortcut is missing, that would explain why it doesn't work.

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switching windows in your browser of choice
Authored by: druggedonions on Mar 14, '04 01:19:05PM
I found a javascript to switch between two windows in Safari, but should work in any browser.
javascript:window.blur()
This hides one window behind the other. Copy to your bookmark bar or menu, rename something like 'switch' and use.

One problem is it doesn't work so well if the download window is open. If anyone has a fix :)

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Still more handy key combos (10.3 only)
Authored by: Han Solo on Mar 12, '04 05:09:39PM
Ctrl-F1 turns on/off "full keyboard access." You'll need it on for the remaining key combinations.

Ctrl-F2 brings focus to the menu. You can then use arrow keys and first letters of menu commands to navigate, Enter or Return to "click", esc or the spacebar to cancel.

Ctrl-F3 brings focus to the dock. Use the arrow keys to navigate (the up arrow to get the pop-up menuette for most dock items), spacebar, Enter or Return to "click" and launch an app or bring a running app to the front. (Cool extra: when an app icon is selected in the dock this way, pressing "h" will hide the app; pressing "q" will quit it!)

And the big finale:

Ctrl-F4 cycles among the open windows of all apps. That is, you can interact with the Finder in a window-centric manner rather than the usual application-centric approach (such as with Alt-Tab). Sure, you can accomplish the same thing with Exposé, but this way takes less time and no mouse clicks. It's very handy when you need to transfer data among several apps.

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Still more handy key combos (10.3 only)
Authored by: Snidely Whiplash on Mar 12, '04 07:01:12PM

For Powerbook Users (Pismo500 here) just add the "fn" key before any of these commands - i.e. fn+ctrl+f1, other wise youle be changing the brightness and volume...



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Surefire way to minimize all windows
Authored by: dextacrypt on Sep 15, '06 03:05:08PM

This works in 10.4 anyway... no scripting needed. Similar effect to Windows' "Show Desktop"

Try these steps:

1. Go to System Preferences
2. Choose "Desktop & Screen Saver"
3. Select the Screen Saver tab
4. Click "Hot Corners..." in the lower left corner of the window
5. In the drop-down menu for the corner you wish to use, select "Desktop"
6. Test by moving your mouse pointer to the desired corner. All the windows will minimize.

Move to the same corner again, and all windows will be restored.

Hope this is what you're looking for.

Cheers,
Chris



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