Cool Panther Tricks

BWhaler · Oct 25, 2003, 07:30 PM

OK, I got tired of the endless bug and problems threads, so let's share some cool tricks you've found in Panther to share knowledge and a little sunshine.

Here's some cool things I've found:

1. When you are command tabbing, you can click 'H' to hide the app selected or 'M' to minimize it.
2. With command tab held down, you can mouse click on an app to go to it. (great when you have dozens of apps open.)
3. Closing the System Preferences window now shuts down the Sys Pref "app." no more quitting afterwards in a second step.

What little gems have you found?

Powerbook G5 · Oct 25, 2003, 08:27 PM

That's pretty nifty, thanks for sharing that.

cubist · Oct 25, 2003, 08:36 PM

I haven't had any, but this morning, bleary-eyed at 6AM, the office called and I had to connect to the VPN, open terminal, open RDC, open a Java app, open Mail, pretty soon there are windows all over the screen, and I said to myself, let me try this F9 thing. It worked great! What a terrific feature!

evolu · Oct 25, 2003, 08:41 PM

Hold shift down while exposé-ing and watch the effect in slow-mo.

check out all these hints at macosxhints.com

Taavi · Oct 25, 2003, 08:56 PM

Also when Alt-Tabbing you can hit Q to quit the selected application. VERY useful if you have 20 or so open and need to close some. Apple put thought into this OS (not that they didn't in other ones).

XnavxeMiyyep · Oct 25, 2003, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Taavi
Also when Alt-Tabbing you can hit Q to quit the selected application. VERY useful if you have 20 or so open and need to close some. Apple put thought into this OS (not that they didn't in other ones).

This (and hitting H for hide), both work in Jaguar, but it does show that Apple was putting thought into the OS.

akitzmil · Oct 25, 2003, 10:16 PM

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but the Finder is now recordable in the Applescript editor. It wasn't in Jaguar.

MatthewStorm · Oct 25, 2003, 11:02 PM

Hit command-tab and your application icons show up in the middle of the screen. you can tab over to whichever one you like. Very nifty.

whocares · Oct 26, 2003, 12:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by MatthewStorm
Hit command-tab and your application icons show up in the middle of the screen. you can tab over to whichever one you like. Very nifty.

Throw in a shift key and it tabs backwards. Again handy if loads of apps open.

-BWhaler
Great thread idea, should be a sticky. Arn?

art399 · Oct 26, 2003, 01:47 AM

Here's a good one, once you get used to using it: In any facet of OS X that uses the text system, you can press Option-Esc and if you have something typed in it will auto-complete and give you a drop down list of choices that are matched:
a) based on what you've typed so far into that document and
b) based on the dictionary

So for instance if i type in "Opt" right now and hit the key combo Option-Esc will be at the top even though it's not in the dictionary because i used that earlier in this post.

Choppaface · Oct 26, 2003, 08:24 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by BWhaler
3. Closing the System Preferences window now shuts down the Sys Pref "app." no more quitting afterwards in a second step.

didn't apple make a big fuss when 10.0.0 was launched that all apps will now have to be quitted instead of just closed? it seems a bit contradictory

tati · Oct 26, 2003, 08:46 AM

Since the Feature or Bug thread has been given notice, I'll post these here. Some of these have been covered on other sites, so please excuse any duplication:

When in Exposé one can cycle through the available windows by pressing Tab. Very nifty. Just wish it would work with the application windown choice in Exposé a bit more consistently.

No need any longer for Command-Shift-Tab to go backwards in the pop-up menu. Just use Command-` (the key just above Tab). Much easier.

In a new Finder windown, double-clicking the bar that separates the side-bar from the rest will collapse the side bar completely.

encro · Oct 26, 2003, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by art399
Here's a good one, once you get used to using it: In any facet of OS X that uses the text system, you can press Option-Esc and if you have something typed in it will auto-complete

or the F5 key.

whocares · Oct 26, 2003, 11:57 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by tati

No need any longer for Command-Shift-Tab to go backwards in the pop-up menu. Just use Command-` (the key just above Tab). Much easier.

That don't work on a French keyboard iBook

Superdrive · Oct 26, 2003, 07:51 PM

The shift key effect on animations has been taken away from Finder windows when opening or closing. The nice thing is it works with Expose (keyboard only, not hotcorners), changing between system preferences, and still minimizing.

j33pd0g · Oct 26, 2003, 08:15 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by art399
Here's a good one, once you get used to using it: In any facet of OS X that uses the text system, you can press Option-Esc and if you have something typed in it will auto-complete and give you a drop down list of choices that are matched:
a) based on what you've typed so far into that document and
b) based on the dictionary

So for instance if i type in "Opt" right now and hit the key combo Option-Esc will be at the top even though it's not in the dictionary because i used that earlier in this post.

Hey this is a cool tip. But how is this useful? So I get this list of words by pressing option + esc (or F5), what good is it if I can't insert these words into what I'm typing? repeat things such as long tricky last names would be nice to auto insert but how? What am I missing. I've tried enter, return, arrow key, copy and paste, double click.

art399 · Oct 26, 2003, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by j33pd0g
Hey this is a cool tip. But how is this useful? So I get this list of words by pressing option + esc (or F5), what good is it if I can't insert these words into what I'm typing? repeat things such as long tricky last names would be nice to auto insert but how? What am I missing. I've tried enter, return, arrow key, copy and paste, double click.

TAB

Bunzi2k4 · Oct 26, 2003, 11:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by whocares
Throw in a shift key and it tabs backwards. Again handy if loads of apps open.

-BWhaler
Great thread idea, should be a sticky. Arn?

lol that is tight!!!!!!

alset · Oct 26, 2003, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Choppaface
didn't apple make a big fuss when 10.0.0 was launched that all apps will now have to be quitted instead of just closed? it seems a bit contradictory

Actually, that's how is was in OS 9, too.

Dan

LimeLite · Oct 27, 2003, 12:37 AM

I need to reiterate what someone said because it appears to have gone unnoticed, but the command-tab tricks to switch programs, quit, or hide apps were all available in the past. The only thing that's changes is that there is a bigger graphical representation in the middle of the screen instead of just looking at the dock. Windows has this too I believe. Glad it's on OS X now too.

j33pd0g · 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by art399
TAB

Tab didn't work.

alset · Oct 27, 2003, 06:23 AM

osxhints.com has posted a "pre-dawn" edition of new hints. There are several not mentioned here. Check it out!

Dan

Oct 25, 2003, 07:30 PM	#1
BWhaler macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jan 2003	Cool Panther Tricks OK, I got tired of the endless bug and problems threads, so let's share some cool tricks you've found in Panther to share knowledge and a little sunshine. Here's some cool things I've found: 1. When you are command tabbing, you can click 'H' to hide the app selected or 'M' to minimize it. 2. With command tab held down, you can mouse click on an app to go to it. (great when you have dozens of apps open.) 3. Closing the System Preferences window now shuts down the Sys Pref "app." no more quitting afterwards in a second step. What little gems have you found?
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Oct 25, 2003, 08:27 PM	#2
Powerbook G5 macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St Augustine, FL	That's pretty nifty, thanks for sharing that. __________________ iMac, therefore, iAm.
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Oct 25, 2003, 10:16 PM	#7
akitzmil macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mundelein IL	Finder Recordable I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere, but the Finder is now recordable in the Applescript editor. It wasn't in Jaguar.
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Oct 25, 2003, 11:02 PM	#8
MatthewStorm macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NYC	Very Cool App Switcher Hit command-tab and your application icons show up in the middle of the screen. you can tab over to whichever one you like. Very nifty.
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Oct 27, 2003, 06:23 AM	#22
alset macrumors 65816 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: East Bay, CA	osxhints.com has posted a "pre-dawn" edition of new hints. There are several not mentioned here. Check it out! Dan __________________ alsetmusic.com standing on the shoulders of giants....
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Oct 25, 2003, 08:36 PM	#3
cubist macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Muncie, Indiana	I haven't had any, but this morning, bleary-eyed at 6AM, the office called and I had to connect to the VPN, open terminal, open RDC, open a Java app, open Mail, pretty soon there are windows all over the screen, and I said to myself, let me try this F9 thing. It worked great! What a terrific feature!
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Oct 25, 2003, 08:41 PM	#4
evolu macrumors regular Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: LA la land...	Hold shift down while exposé-ing and watch the effect in slow-mo. check out all these hints at macosxhints.com
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Oct 25, 2003, 08:56 PM	#5
Taavi macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2003	Also when Alt-Tabbing you can hit Q to quit the selected application. VERY useful if you have 20 or so open and need to close some. Apple put thought into this OS (not that they didn't in other ones).
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Oct 26, 2003, 01:47 AM	#10
art399 macrumors newbie Join Date: Aug 2003	Here's a good one, once you get used to using it: In any facet of OS X that uses the text system, you can press Option-Esc and if you have something typed in it will auto-complete and give you a drop down list of choices that are matched: a) based on what you've typed so far into that document and b) based on the dictionary So for instance if i type in "Opt" right now and hit the key combo Option-Esc will be at the top even though it's not in the dictionary because i used that earlier in this post.
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Oct 26, 2003, 08:46 AM	#12
tati macrumors newbie Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: YUL	Since the Feature or Bug thread has been given notice, I'll post these here. Some of these have been covered on other sites, so please excuse any duplication: When in Exposé one can cycle through the available windows by pressing Tab. Very nifty. Just wish it would work with the application windown choice in Exposé a bit more consistently. No need any longer for Command-Shift-Tab to go backwards in the pop-up menu. Just use Command-` (the key just above Tab). Much easier. In a new Finder windown, double-clicking the bar that separates the side-bar from the rest will collapse the side bar completely.
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Oct 26, 2003, 07:51 PM	#15
Superdrive macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chicago, IL	The shift key effect on animations has been taken away from Finder windows when opening or closing. The nice thing is it works with Expose (keyboard only, not hotcorners), changing between system preferences, and still minimizing.
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Oct 27, 2003, 12:37 AM	#20
LimeLite macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, Ca	I need to reiterate what someone said because it appears to have gone unnoticed, but the command-tab tricks to switch programs, quit, or hide apps were all available in the past. The only thing that's changes is that there is a bigger graphical representation in the middle of the screen instead of just looking at the dock. Windows has this too I believe. Glad it's on OS X now too.
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