Questions tagged [mission-control]
Mission Control is Mac OS X 10.7's all-in-one solution for window management.
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Mission Control - dragging to move spaces between multiple monitors
In MacOS Sonoma, I use two external monitors, positioned side by side. If I enter Mission Control (by swiping up on my trackpad with three fingers) then all the virtual desktops ('spaces') become ...
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How to change mac OS behavior when closing windows (Mission Control)
I have realized the following annoying behavior from Mac OS. Suppose the following situation:
Open app A on Desktop 1 (window A1)
Move to Desktop 2
Open app B on Desktop 2
Open another window of app ...
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How do I add a secondary shortcut / shortcut alias on macOS?
I would like to switch Mission Control desktops with another button while still keeping the normal ctrl + arrow shortcut. Is this possible in any feasable way without 3rd party apps?
I'm trying to ...
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Disable switching window on different desktop
I want to prevent switching window on other desktop in this case:
Open app A background and app B foreground on desktop 2
Switch to desktop 1
Switch to another window of app A on desktop 1
Switch to ...
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Take screenshots of all desktop spaces on MacOS
I need to create zsh script or c++ app to get screenshots of all active desktop spaces for current user. Is there any way to do it?
I planned to use screencapture, but didn't find how to choose a ...
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How do I align my Mac's virtual desktops according to the order of apps in the dock?
I find myself spending a lot of time switching between virtual desktops/spaces. I think it would be simpler if I had one space per open program, and if my spaces and my dock were in the same order. ...
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How to set a Mac space that automatically show on the 2nd screen?
Is there a way to assign a space per screen?
Let me explain - when I work with 2 screens I have windows on my main monitor and in my secondary monitor.
When I unplug from the secondary monitor I want ...
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How to navigate / switch apps in MacOS's Mission Control without using the mouse
For maximum keyboard productivity, is there a way to configure Mission Control to allow navigating the apps via arrow key or hjkl?
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how to merge two full screen chrome tabs in mac OS?
Looks like nobody ever asked this but this might be pretty useful for the pro user to figure out a good way to handle it.
I'm working with full screen windows all the time, to take full advantage of ...
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Is there a keyboard shortcut to cycle through all the applications in mission control in macOS?
I want to use keyboard to switch between apps in mission control.
Is there a keyboard shortcut to cycle through all the applications in mission control in macOS?
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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
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MacOS Mission Control Shortcuts not working with Chrome Remote Desktop
Note: Somewhat related to Chrome Remote Desktop Keyboard ShortCut Needed
The Problem
I found using the Chrome Remote Desktop that the Ctrl key is not forwarded or recognized on the Mac as Mission ...
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Is there a way to set a fullscreen app to always be on Desktop 1?
When I enter fullscreen on spotify, Mac OS automatically creates a new space on the right side of my desktop screens. I'd like to always have it open into the desktop beside the "Dashboard" desktop. ...
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How to move Desktop from one display to another display in Mac OSX El Capitan
I am using a MBP with OSX El Capitan. If I need to move a window from one Desktop space to another desktop space, I just need to hold the title bar and press Ctrl + 2 to move the selected window to ...
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Mouse 4 and 5 for Mission Control pages?
I am not a mac noob, and I have searched through system preferences, and yet I cannot find a way to use the scroll wheel left and right buttons to switch between Mission Control pages on my mac. I ...
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