[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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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
And option clicking on one of the minimized windows in the dock brings all windows for that app back out of the dock.
Another means to minimize all windows
Unfortunately you can't unminimize by option-doubleclicking in the dock for multiple Finder windows. (OS 10.3)
Another means to minimize all windows
jreasthope- it works for me, in Panther 10.3.2
Another means to minimize all windows
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.
Another means to minimize all windows
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?
Another means to minimize all windows
The window management is one of the few things I don't like about MacOS (being a recent switcher from Linux/Windows)..
Another means to minimize all windows
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.
Another means to minimize all windows
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. :)
cycle through windows
First I assume you mean command-tab to cycle through the open apps.
cycle through windows
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.
cycle through windows
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.
cycle through windows
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.
switching windows in your browser of choice
I found a javascript to switch between two windows in Safari, but should work in any browser.
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 :)
Still more handy key combos (10.3 only)
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,
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, 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
Still more handy key combos (10.3 only)
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...
Surefire way to minimize all windows
This works in 10.4 anyway... no scripting needed. Similar effect to Windows' "Show Desktop" |
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