CMD Tab not switching to apps in different Spaces

This has been a problem in the past and looks like it's still lingering in Mavericks. Yes I do have the Preferences option set btw
I think it seems to be triggered for me when disconnecting my external monitor (connected via Thunderolt aka MiniDisplayPort to DisplayPort cable). So once I'm using the laptop screen only then CMD+Tab doesn't switch to the correct Space. Not sure if it's when I disconnect when my MBP is sleeping or awake, something else I can test I guess..
Anyone else still getting this, and in the same situation re ext screen?
killall Dock makes it work again though.

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to do that, or at least in my testing I can't make that happen.

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When I now use the cmd-tab shortcut to go to a different open application it madly scrolls through all the open applications and does not let me select one. Any ideas as to what might be wrong. It doesn't appear to be a sticking key?

Problem with the cmd-tab keyboard shortcut now cured with the latest software update, so the original problem must have been a software glitch.

Cmd+tab not functioning correctly

CMD+Tab to switch windows works correctly when i am trying to switch windows within the same desktop space.
However, it does nothing when i choose an application window running in a different desktop space.
I am on the latest update 10.10.3
Everything was working fine and still works fine, when i do a restart. However, it suddenly stops working. I havent figured out what is causing the switch to fail.

Ok. Small correction. The restart doesnt help. It simply doesnt work - across desktop spaces. within a desktop/space, it works fine.

Changing screens with cmd-tab not working

To change screens (different programs) I often use cmd-tab.
But it doesn't work all the time. Very often when I use cmd-tab,
nothing happens. What can I do? Please help.

Verify that application hasn't got another command for that shortcut. Most should not, but every once in awhile, an application might choose to have a shortcut it shouldn't.

Blurry icons in Cmd-TAB Application Switcher

Hello.
As I constantly use the Cmd-TAB app.switcher, it kind of bothers me that one specific application keeps showing a blurry icon (probably resized 128x128 instead of the 512x512). I know this is a known buggy behaviour since Leopard, but it should often be OK after a restart.
Mine doesn't, and what's even stranger : in another user account the icon works fine every time I launch this application.
Resetting the PRAM didn't work. Could the problem be some cache file ? If so, how to resolve it ?
TIA

Create a new admin user account, log into it, launch a few apps, CMD+tab, and see if looks normal. If so, open the new user's Preferences folder, make a list of those files, log back into the mucked up user account, move those same plist files to an empty Desktop folder, log out and back in, and see if that fixes things. If so, then delete the moved files and reset the preferences for the things on the list.

Can not move my apps to different screen the usual way on my new iPad 2?!

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Try a System Reset:
Hold down the on/off switch and the Home button simultaneously until you see the Apple logo. Ignore the "Slide to power off" text if it appears.
A System Reset does not remove any apps, music, movies, etc. nor does it cause any settings to revert back to default.
Also, you might wish to download the iPad-2 User Guide. Pay special attention to page 162.
http://support.apple.com/manuals/#ipad
Finally, a less thorough version of the Guide is included as a Safari bookmark and a more thorough version of the Guide can be downloaded at no charge via iBooks.

Load various apps in different Spaces at login?

Hello all,
Is it possible to launch, at login, different apps in each space of Spaces? I'd like upon login to have each one of my four spaces to have apps preloaded. Some apps need to be usable in all spaces, some not. I know you can assign login apps to a specific space, but that is not what I need. Since the Login prefs panel doesn't allow to select a startup launch Space for each app, I've been searching high and low for a solution. Maybe Automator or Applescript, but I know very little about both. Thank you for any help !

Thanks WBW, but won't that cause the behavior I'm trying to avoid, ie systematically opening a given app in a specific space? I know I can do that in the spaces prefs, but what I want is keep all apps able to be opened in any space, while having each space launch a specific instance of certain apps upon login. For instance, I have a space for entertainment and another for work, among others, so I'd need a copy of Firefox in each, for instance, along with a text editor in the work space and a video player in the entertainment one, for example... does that make more sense? I apologize for any ambiguity.

Different Dock apps in different Spaces

OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion:
Is it possible to have the Dock show a different set of apps based on which Space is active?
thanks

Unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a way to do that, or at least in my testing I can't make that happen.

Make switching apps (Cmd-Tab) skip hidden apps?

Prior to using Mac OS X 10.8, I used 10.6.8. In that version of the OS, and probably all the previous ones, I was used to hidden apps being moved to the right end of the apps list used by Cmd-Tab when switching from one app to another. When hidden apps were moved to the end, they were less likely to be selected and unhidden. It also meant that after an app was hidden and moved to the end of the list, a simple press of Cmd-Tab to switch to the previous app would not select the hidden one (unless it was one of only two apps running).
However, in 10.8, hidden apps aren't shifted to the end of the list. Therefore, hiding an app, followed by a simple press of Cmd-Tab will make the just-hidden app reappear, even if there are several apps running.
Is there some way to get the Mac OS X 10.6 functionality back that moves hidden apps to the end of the list?
That is, if the apps list currently contains:
A B C D
"A" is the current app. If I hide that app, "B" becomes active and "A" should move to the end of the list:
B C D A
While app "B" is active, pressing Cmd-Tab will switch to app "C".

Please bring this functionality back! If I hide an app it's because I want to completely remove it from thought and view. I would close instead if I didn't want to receive notifications from it or for it to continue playing music, etc. I can't tell you how many times I've hidden an app just to accidentally cmd+tab back to it a minute later. The same goes for minimized apps when all windows are minimized. If there are no windows to cmd+tab to it should go to the end of the list.

Why is the CMD-TAB app switcher still unable to properly focus apps?

On my MacBook Pro running OSX Lion 10.7.5, and on previous versions of OSX, I've noticed a very strange defect in the way the graphical environment switches applications.
To reproduce the problem, I open three apps (it does not seem to matter what apps are opened). At least two of the apps are on the same mission control (previously space) desktop so that they overlap. When I use CMD-TAB to switch between the same two apps on different miss.ctl. desktops, very often, as in, about every other switch, the app I'm switching to is underneath another application's window. It fails to rise to the top of the stack.
It is not regular. That is, sometimes the switched-to window does rise to the top. About half the time, it does not. This makes the app switcher a capricious interruption when I'm programming. I used to use spaces 2D spacial layout to spread out my windows and avoid the buggy behavior, but Apple jettisoned that with Lion.
I don't know if this is a problem with OSX's GUI, the libraries, or with the way developers write applications, but it has been a long standing issue. Has anyone else experienced this? It seems like it should have been fixed by now.
Anyone have any clues or fixes ?

Never mind. Apparently a duplicate of other threads. Possible fix: update the defective OSX Lion to Mountain Lion.

Leopard reversed mouse wheel behavior in cmd+tab switcher

in Tiger when you have many apps open, pressing cmd+tab brings up the app switcher, and then pulling towards you on the mouse wheel scrolls to the right, and pushing away on the wheel scrolls to the left.
leopard has reversed this, making a pull on the wheel scroll left & push goes right.
is there any way to fix this?

Hi
Re: bug reporting
https://bugreport.apple.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/RadarWeb.woa/wa/signIn (will have to become ADC member to use it)
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
Steve

Cmd + tab to change windows and not application

You might clearly see the former Windows and Unix user in me but using cmd+Tab to switch files (not only application) is a really powerful tool. Expose is not close to be as useful. In fact I can't see what good it might be to switch from an application to another.
Any suggestions on how to have cmd + tab change windows?
I think I saw Adobe Photoshop behave that way.
Thanks

Hitting ctrl-fn-f4 works well (thanks) but the order of the files does not change depending on usage. something the current cmd-tab does.
Quickly swapping is enjoyable when you can swap back and forth between 2 files.
Also, ctrl-fn-f4 does not work well with Words.
While scrolling, the flow of files stopped after le last Word window.
Pressing ctr-fn-f4 again makes nothing anymore and then it does. I'm don't see the logic of the command.
As for cmd-~ (Kappy), it doesn't appear to do anything. It might be because I have a French keyboard (~ is alt-ç).

Why has cmd-tab has stopped switching between open applications?

why has cmd-tab stopped switching between open applications?

Have you tried rebooting your machine? Are you multitasking and running out of RAM perhaps? Reboot the machine and check to see if it works again.
If that doesn't work, go into system preferences and check your keyboard shortcuts.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

Spaces and Cmd-Tab

I've found that Cmd-Tab to change between apps doesn't work after a while when I have spaces enabled. After I'd first installed Leopard Cmd-Tab would happily take me between spaces to the application I was moving to, but now it only appears to work for a short time after I've rebooted or if I disable spaces.
Anyone else seeing this? It's on my iMac G5.

I am also experiencing all these problems. 10.5 has some great features which I am really enjoying using, but I have to say I'm a little disappointed in Apple for releasing the system at this stage, it really is below the grade.
Command-tab will often switch me to the other app, but will not change from the current space to the space the app is in, let alone set the correct window focus. This is happening with many Leopard apps too, mail,, safari finder, not just third party.
Can't wait for 10.5.1, let's hope it fixes many of the bugs.

Cmd tab graphics are corrupted! but why?

When I use cmd+tab to switch applications, I have been getting the following, for a few days now:
This is from a fresh start with no apps running. It still functions properly and when I release cmd to change app, the colours return to normal for the fade.
Does anyone have any idea what's going on?
Thanks!
Joe

This happened to me last night too.
I was also having problems with my iphoto thumbnails too though. But I'd been having this problem for a while. I rebuilt all my thumbnails, and restarted my computer.
After the restart, the cmd+tab icons got fixed!

CMD Tab not switching to apps in different Spaces

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