macOS Mojave cmd+tab exposé doesn't change to active window
I've grown quite fond of the Mission Control way of thinking, but one thing annoys me.
When I use Cmd+tab to switch between applications
And then click down-arrow to see open instances of the app
Now when I use left and right arrow, a blue border surrounds each instance of the apps. Now when I click on an instance that's on the desktop that I'm currently on, that instance is shown. But if I choose an instance that's on another desktop, the application is "focused", as is the application name appears to the top left, but the instance is not focused.
I expect the focused desktop to change to wherever the instance that I focused is located.
I have quite a thick set of macOS defaults that I'm using, so I guess that there could be some setting there that messes up things.
In case you want to see my defaults, I have them public here.
macos mission-control
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I've grown quite fond of the Mission Control way of thinking, but one thing annoys me.
When I use Cmd+tab to switch between applications
And then click down-arrow to see open instances of the app
Now when I use left and right arrow, a blue border surrounds each instance of the apps. Now when I click on an instance that's on the desktop that I'm currently on, that instance is shown. But if I choose an instance that's on another desktop, the application is "focused", as is the application name appears to the top left, but the instance is not focused.
I expect the focused desktop to change to wherever the instance that I focused is located.
I have quite a thick set of macOS defaults that I'm using, so I guess that there could be some setting there that messes up things.
In case you want to see my defaults, I have them public here.
macos mission-control
asked Feb 1 at 7:00
MaxMax
479
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I've grown quite fond of the Mission Control way of thinking, but one thing annoys me.
When I use Cmd+tab to switch between applications
And then click down-arrow to see open instances of the app
Now when I use left and right arrow, a blue border surrounds each instance of the apps. Now when I click on an instance that's on the desktop that I'm currently on, that instance is shown. But if I choose an instance that's on another desktop, the application is "focused", as is the application name appears to the top left, but the instance is not focused.
I expect the focused desktop to change to wherever the instance that I focused is located.
I have quite a thick set of macOS defaults that I'm using, so I guess that there could be some setting there that messes up things.
In case you want to see my defaults, I have them public here.
macos mission-control
asked Feb 1 at 7:00
MaxMax
479
I've grown quite fond of the Mission Control way of thinking, but one thing annoys me.
When I use Cmd+tab to switch between applications
And then click down-arrow to see open instances of the app
Now when I use left and right arrow, a blue border surrounds each instance of the apps. Now when I click on an instance that's on the desktop that I'm currently on, that instance is shown. But if I choose an instance that's on another desktop, the application is "focused", as is the application name appears to the top left, but the instance is not focused.
I expect the focused desktop to change to wherever the instance that I focused is located.
I have quite a thick set of macOS defaults that I'm using, so I guess that there could be some setting there that messes up things.
In case you want to see my defaults, I have them public here.
macos mission-control
macos mission-control
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I solved the problem by removing defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean NO. This setting caused each desktop to be handled as one space for mission control, which wasn't my intention.
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I solved the problem by removing defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean NO. This setting caused each desktop to be handled as one space for mission control, which wasn't my intention.
answered Feb 2 at 15:08
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I solved the problem by removing defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean NO. This setting caused each desktop to be handled as one space for mission control, which wasn't my intention.
answered Feb 2 at 15:08
MaxMax
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I solved the problem by removing defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean NO. This setting caused each desktop to be handled as one space for mission control, which wasn't my intention.
answered Feb 2 at 15:08
MaxMax
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I solved the problem by removing defaults write com.apple.dock workspaces-auto-swoosh -boolean NO. This setting caused each desktop to be handled as one space for mission control, which wasn't my intention.
answered Feb 2 at 15:08
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