Mac OS X 10.5 Finder issues - Application switching via Command-Tab

I have been having problems recently, when I would switch apps using command-tab, some applications don't show up. I haven't noticed this before, while using the integrated graphics card, but have noticed it since using the discreet card, related?

I'm on a dual 2.7 G5 and I'm having this same issue - so I don't think it's the graphics card... not sure. Anyone have solutions? Or the same issue?

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Mac OS X 10.5 Finder issues

I didn't notice this while using the integrated graphics card, but since I've been using the discreet card, I have noticed that some open and running applications do NOT show up on Finder when fast app switching with Command-Tab. Any ideas?

I'm on a dual 2.7 G5 and I'm having this same issue - so I don't think it's the graphics card... not sure. Anyone have solutions? Or the same issue?

Finder, Doc, Application switcher all crash in 10.5.2

A few weeks ago I noticed that my lower ram slot in my Powerbook G4 15" 1.3G stopped reading the ram. I did a quick search and found that there was a recall for a similar problem in other powerbooks. I thought I could get away with buying a 1G chip and installing it in the upper slot. This worked for about a day.
I also recently downloaded the most recent security updates and printer updates and whatever else...
I'm not sure any of this is related.
Here's my problem now... My computer starts up fine, although it looks like the blue screen is up at startup for a few more seconds than it used to be. I then have a window of 1-5 minutes to work. During this window of time I can open applications (mostly Word, Excel, Firefox), work in them, switch between them, etc...
Every time after 1-5 minutes I stop being able to switch between applications and the menus in the menu bar stop working (the headers are visible, but nothing happens when they are clicked). When I push command-tab to switch I get an alert noise and application switcher does not come up. If I click on an open window for a different application or even the finder, it does not switch. When I click on other applications in the doc they do not open.
If I quit the one application that is allowing me to work in it, my menu bar disappears, and my computer is crashed. The ONLY way to get out of this, once it happens, is to hold down the power key and do a hard reboot.
Any help would be appreciated. I am completely stumped and want to hold onto this computer for as long as I can.

I am suspicious that your hard drive is bad. Can you boot from the OSX DVD and run some of those apps normally? Tried the Apple hardware Test (AHD) from the OS DVD?
If you had a clone of your internal drive on a Firewire external drive, you could boot from that to test. If you don't, I recommend you do as a backup of all your data as well as a trouble shooting tool.

Finder, Doc, Application switcher all crash

A few weeks ago I noticed that my lower ram slot in my Powerbook G4 15" 1.3G stopped reading the ram. I did a quick search and found that there was a recall for a similar problem in other powerbooks. I thought I could get away with buying a 1G chip and installing it in the upper slot. This worked for about a day.
I also recently downloaded the most recent security updates and printer updates and whatever else...
I'm not sure any of this is related.
Here's my problem now... My computer starts up fine, although it looks like the blue screen is up at startup for a few more seconds than it used to be. I then have a window of 1-5 minutes to work. During this window of time I can open applications (mostly Word, Excel, Firefox), work in them, switch between them, etc...
Every time after 1-5 minutes I stop being able to switch between applications and the menus in the menu bar stop working (the headers are visible, but nothing happens when they are clicked). When I push command-tab to switch I get an alert noise and application switcher does not come up. If I click on an open window for a different application or even the finder, it does not switch. When I click on other applications in the doc they do not open.
If I quit the one application that is allowing me to work in it, my menu bar disappears, and my computer is crashed. The ONLY way to get out of this, once it happens, is to hold down the power key and do a hard reboot.
Any help would be appreciated. I am completely stumped and want to hold onto this computer for as long as I can.

You sure have an interesting cluster of problems! It sounds like the laptop can boot up and get started, then at some point it runs into trouble with available ram. The bad ram slot might suggest a serious problem with the logic board. Your ram chip could also be bad. Do you have an original ram chip to swap out and test? Do you have the hard ware test CD that came with the machine?

Switching application shortcut problem (COMMAND+TAB) and (COMMAND+`)

Hello everyone
Since the upgrade Leopard i had a problem with the switching apps shortcut.
Once you start the switching apps forward shortcut (COMMAND + TAB), the switching apps Backward shortcut (COMMAND + `) won't work anymore. The only thing that make it works it to use (COMMAND + SHIFT + TAB) which is not good. It gives me cramp in my left hand! HA!
Anyways I check out petty much everywhere in the settings where I could find a customize shortcut for that. But I didn't find it. I also check if is was not an other application who was taking the same shortcut and it is not the case.
Can somebody help me on that one.
I know it is not a big deal but... still.
Thanks everyone
Benoit

Some applications allow you to set hotkeys (Quicksilver, a 3rd party app, is the example I used -- this is not included with OSX). I was thinking that perhaps some other application you have was using the hotkey cmd-tab and stealing it from the finder.
You can also change the 'meta' keys in the system 'Keyboard and Mouse' prefereneces (click on keyboard -> modifier keys) -- this maybe is confusing things if its not set to defaults.
There's also a 'keyboard shortcuts' tab under keyboard and mouse, look under there e and see if there's anything involving tab (by default there shouldn't be).

Can I change the order of applications in the command-tab switcher?

I recently replaced my old computer running 10.5 with one running 10.8. It's a small thing, but irritating: in 10.5, when I hid an application, it would be bumped to the back of the switcher list, but in 10.8, the list is purely chronological in order. For example, if I hide Chrome now, a single command-tab would bring me back to it, rather than to the most recent non-hidden application, which is what I'd prefer. Again, I realize it's a small thing, so if there's nothing I can do about it, oh well, but I figured I would check.
Thanks for any help!

Sorry there is no way to accomplish this.
The heads-up screen has no modifiable behavior other than it basic default for quick switching between apps.
Tab forward
Tilda backwards
mouse on any app

Keeping Active Window in Application top when Command-Tabbing

Let's say I'm working on several documents in Word while using a page from Firefox as a reference point. I'll type something in Word in one document (let's call it document A), Command-Tab to Firefox, look something up, then Command-Tab back to Word, expecting document A (the active window when switching away from Word) to pop up back in front of me. Instead, when I command-tab back to Word, another random window in the app is active, forcing me to Command-` until I cycle back to Document A.
This has become very annoying and time consuming; can someone please tell me if there's some kind of setting I need to flip on to make sure that the active window in one application will still be on "top" when I Command-Tab back to it?
Please don't suggest Witch unless it's the absolute only way to solve this. I gave it a try, and its reliability was very wishy-washy. Sometimes apps would show up, sometimes they'd completely disappear for no reason. I'd prefer to use something reliable.
Thanks in advance.

Hi,
Is this only happening in word? I've been using the tab function and don't have a problem, which suggests that it may be a setting in word.
DM

Safari 6.0.4 "broke" Share button - also Mail can no longer find the application (installed via Map App store)

Since installing the 6.0.4 Safari update via the Mac App store, I have a host of problems:
1. Mail can no longer find "an associated app" when I click on a url in a mail message
2. The Share button (extension) in the Safari toolbar no longer works
3. Any attempt to open a new url results in a new safari window being opened although in my preferences I have "open new windows in tabs" selected
4. If I click on a tab that was previously open I am continually asked to refresh the window
5. I have had about a half dozen "Safari not responding" events since the upgrade, forcing me to Force Quit - generally when I'm trying to use one of the extensions or returning to a prebiously opened tab
6. Safari is intermittently unresponsive to mouse clicks -functionality can only be restored by refreshing the page
7. Safari can no longer find my passwords for some extensions (e.g. Buffer)
8. Safari is EXTREMELY slow loading pages - stalls out a few moments after entering url (or switching back to that tab) - sometimes for as long as 2 or 3 minutes
All the Safari extensions I have were eeither pre-installed or from Apple's Safari extensions page.
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Turn all extensions OFF and test. If the problem is resolved, turn extensions back ON and then uninstall them one or a few at a time until you find the culprit.
If you wish, you may be able to salvage the malfunctioning extension by reinstalling it. That will revert its settings to the defaults.

Runaway application switcher

I've been meaning to ask about this for a couple of years, at least.
On more than one MacBook Pro and with both Leopard and Snow Leopard, I occasionally have an odd behavior result when invoking the application switcher with command-tab.
What happens every now and then is that I hold down command and tap tab to get to the previously used application/window. I'm still holding down the command key, probably, but I quickly release the tab key.
Instead of stopping along the horizontal list of apps at the first app after the one I'm currently using, the switcher insanely cycles through the whole list, left to right, and it keeps going until I hit escape, I think. Releasing command and hitting command-tab again might fix it, but I can't remember and I can't set off the behavior at will.
Like I said, I have seen this happen on multiple computer and multiple keyboards. It just happened a little while ago on an external keyboard but I've also seen it happen on the laptop's keyboard.
My guess is that it has to do with a conflict with another utility program I have, like Launchbar. But I've never been able to narrow it down. Anyone else encounter this weirdness?

I've been having the same issue since 10.5.6. Downloading and installing the Combo Updater for 10.5.7 unfortunately does not fix the problem.
Deleting the Finder plist file is only a temporary solution, the problem will return.
Other people on different forums are reporting this as fairly wide-spread issue, but no one has a permanent fix. A restart is the best option at this point.
One question: Are you by any chance running TinkerTool?

Changing the application switcher shortcut

Hi,
Can anyone help me find where or how to change the application switcher shortcut (command-tab).
I'm using illustrator and I'm used to switching between my selection tools using command-tab. But now with OSX Leopard, every time I do that, it just switches applications.
I've tried mac help and also have searched these forums but haven't found a similar request.
Thanks.

I've been looking everywhere for a way to change this, or at least disable the shortcut. I have the same problem, but with QuarkXPress. I know that the command originates from the Dock, so I bet there's a way to hack the Dock so it disbles the shortcut...

Application switcher not working as expected

I am using the French localisation of Leopard. Using Application switcher (ie Cmd-Tab) I was able on Tiger to quit a running app by pressing A (an oddity due to the AZERTY / QWERTY differences). This does not work any more and I cannot quit an application from Application switcher. Any advice?

Cool. Learn a new trick every day... It works on my English keyboard (with the Q).
Maybe the "oddity" has been fixed and it is no longer A on the French keyboard, but Q, as it should be.

Command-tab issue

I'm not sure if it's a feature, but sometimes I press Command+Tab and only the icons for apps in that space show. If I let go and try it again, I get the whole list of apps open system-wide.
I've done some searching but can't find any answers. I sthis a feature?

guitar4542 - My question wasn't how to get the app switcher up, thanks.
Carolyn - I can't see anything in there for switching with command-tab at all. The basic feature I know, but this whole switching between apps that are only in that space is something that seems to be new, since Leopard has Spaces and previous releases of OS X didn't.

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I changed my system on my mac 10.6.8 by doing a migration of my data and now i do find issues when i open logic, like i cant close it anymore (need to use the force quit option) if i ll bounce anything it will crash and same thing will happen if i wanna i

i changed my system on my mac 10.6.8 by doing a migration of my data and now i do find issues when i open logic, like i cant close it anymore (need to use the force quit option) if i ll bounce anything it will crash and same thing will happen if i wanna import something, if anybody has a idea??

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