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Alt-Tab equivalent inside Pharo

AK
Aik-Siong Koh
Sun, Jun 22, 2025 2:11 AM

Hi:

In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows.
It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or
view.

I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How?

Thanks,
Aik-Siong Koh

Hi: In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows. It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or view. I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How? Thanks, Aik-Siong Koh
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Renaud de Villemeur
Sun, Jun 22, 2025 9:54 PM

Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was implemented in previous version.

Renaud

Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org:

Hi:

In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows.
It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or view.

I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How?

Thanks,
Aik-Siong Koh

Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was implemented in previous version. Renaud Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org: > Hi: > > In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows. > It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or view. > > I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How? > > Thanks, > Aik-Siong Koh >
TM
Tim Mackinnon
Sun, Jun 22, 2025 11:01 PM

Curious - I loaded up P13 (which I've not had a chance to give a spin) - and the ctrl-tab implementation is not LRU so its not like OS Window flipping.

I couldn't see an option to set this, so it looks like an "enhancement" might be needed. There were some excellent addons that gave this kind of behaviour in the past, so i'm pretty sure we could get get something working again - as I also like to flip between windows (and they appear in the tab bar isn't that useful in my mind).

Tim

On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, at 10:54 PM, Renaud de Villemeur via Pharo-users wrote:

Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was implemented in previous version.

Renaud

Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org:

Hi:

In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows.
It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or view.

I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How?

Thanks,
Aik-Siong Koh

Curious - I loaded up P13 (which I've not had a chance to give a spin) - and the ctrl-tab implementation is not LRU so its not like OS Window flipping. I couldn't see an option to set this, so it looks like an "enhancement" might be needed. There were some excellent addons that gave this kind of behaviour in the past, so i'm pretty sure we could get get something working again - as I also like to flip between windows (and they appear in the tab bar isn't that useful in my mind). Tim On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, at 10:54 PM, Renaud de Villemeur via Pharo-users wrote: > Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was implemented in previous version. > > Renaud > > > > Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org: >> Hi: >> >> In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows. >> It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to compare or view. >> >> I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How? >> >> Thanks, >> Aik-Siong Koh >
AK
Aik-Siong Koh
Mon, Jun 23, 2025 4:49 AM

Ctrl-Shift-Tab doesn't work with Playground. Other Pharo windows work,
but once Playground is hit, the command doesn't work anymore.

Alternating between Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab is very awkward and slow.
I really want to flip rapidly to compare two windows using "flicker
comparison".

Tim Mackinnon wrote:

Curious - I loaded up P13 (which I've not had a chance to give a spin)

  • and the ctrl-tab implementation is not LRU so its not like OS Window
    flipping.

I couldn't see an option to set this, so it looks like an
"enhancement" might be needed. There were some excellent addons that
gave this kind of behaviour in the past, so i'm pretty sure we could
get get something working again - as I also like to flip between
windows (and they appear in the tab bar isn't that useful in my mind).

Tim

On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, at 10:54 PM, Renaud de Villemeur via Pharo-users
wrote:

Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was
implemented in previous version.

Renaud

Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org:

 Hi:

 In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows.
 It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to
 compare or view.

 I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How?

 Thanks,
 Aik-Siong Koh
Ctrl-Shift-Tab doesn't work with Playground. Other Pharo windows work, but once Playground is hit, the command doesn't work anymore. Alternating between Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab is very awkward and slow. I really want to flip rapidly to compare two windows using "flicker comparison". Tim Mackinnon wrote: > Curious - I loaded up P13 (which I've not had a chance to give a spin) > - and the ctrl-tab implementation is not LRU so its not like OS Window > flipping. > > I couldn't see an option to set this, so it looks like an > "enhancement" might be needed. There were some excellent addons that > gave this kind of behaviour in the past, so i'm pretty sure we could > get get something working again - as I also like to flip between > windows (and they appear in the tab bar isn't that useful in my mind). > > Tim > > On Sun, 22 Jun 2025, at 10:54 PM, Renaud de Villemeur via Pharo-users > wrote: >> Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab works in Pharo 13. I'm not sure if it was >> implemented in previous version. >> >> Renaud >> >> >> >> Jun 21, 2025, 22:11 by pharo-users@lists.pharo.org: >> >> Hi: >> >> In Windows OS, Alt-Tab switches between the two past OS windows. >> It is very convenient for flipping between two OS windows to >> compare or view. >> >> I want to do the same for Pharo windows. How? >> >> Thanks, >> Aik-Siong Koh >> >> >