I almost exclusively use Launchpad. It lets me find exactly the app I’m looking for, extremely quickly. For example, to launch pages, I can press the launchpad key, type “pag” and hit enter. If there are multiple matches, I can keep typing to narrow the search, or use left/right arrows to move between matches. It will launch Pages if not already up, otherwise it will switch me to the active instance. I use cmd+tab sometimes, but launchpad is quick.
Bill > On Dec 8, 2015, at 4:53 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com> wrote: > > Ah, that's why. Cmd-tab is the only way I switch between apps, so windowless > ones popping up as I do that get in the way of ones still in use. I can see > how using other means of navigating apps would eliminate the problem, but > I've not found anything faster than cmd-tab for moving between apps. >> On Dec 8, 2015, at 16:46, Bill Dengler <codeofd...@gmail.com >> <mailto:codeofd...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> They appear in the dock, but have no windows, so there’s nothing for the app >> to display. >> How do they get in the way? >> I have several windowless apps on the mac running sometimes and don’t think >> they “get in the way” unless I’m using cmd+tab. Launchpad, applications >> folder, and spotlight are unaffected. >> Bill >>> On Dec 8, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Makes sense, thanks guys. Knowing that the X is equivalent to cmd-w >>> explains a lot. I really expected there to be a clickable icon for >>> quitting, too, but I guess not. I wonder if apps that have "no windows" to >>> VoiceOver are visible at all on the screen? They get in the way to me, but >>> visually, I wonder if they disappear as though the user had quit them? >>>> On Dec 8, 2015, at 14:50, Anne Robertson <a...@anarchie.org.uk >>>> <mailto:a...@anarchie.org.uk>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello Alex, >>>> >>>> The X is equivalent to Cmd-w. She needs to go to the application menu and >>>> click on Quit. Otherwise, she could just use Cmd-q. >>>> The standard shortcut to get to the menus is Ctrl-F2. >>>> To go to the Dock is Ctrl-F3. >>>> To go to the menu extras is Ctrl-F6. >>>> To go to the toolbar is Ctrl-F5. >>>> >>>> I use these shortcuts all the time, except in Pages where they don’t work! >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Anne >>>> >>>> >>>>> On 8 Dec 2015, at 19:29, Alex Hall <mehg...@icloud.com >>>>> <mailto:mehg...@icloud.com>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi list, >>>>> My mother uses a Mac, and whenever I have to take it to fix or install >>>>> something, I find a bunch of apps open. This isn't a problem, but they're >>>>> all empty. Safari, messages, Mail, and others are all there when I >>>>> command-tab, but all report "has now windows" when I switch to any of >>>>> them. I told her she can leave things open and not worry about it, and if >>>>> she wants to close apps, just close them completely. >>>>> >>>>> She responded that she does; she clicks the X, and to her, the app goes >>>>> away. To VoiceOver, though, the app is there but totally empty. >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone have any idea what might be going on? Clearly, 'clicking the >>>>> X' is different from command-q, but how? Is VoiceOver seeing something >>>>> hidden, or is this X not the same as the X in Windows? using a mouse, how >>>>> do you actually close an app? 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