Hi, I just thought I'd bring up something that has been nagging me for a while to see if anybody else experiences this and has any suggestions.
Switching between applications and spaces has had a couple of issues for me since at least MacOS 14 and possibly MacOS 13. It still persists in MacOS 16.
Scenario 1
Desktop 1 has Safari open as top-most window
Desktop 2 has Safari and Preview windows open
Use Command-Tab to switch to Preview
=> Desktop changes to Desktop 2. Preview document shows briefly but Safari then becomes front-most window.
This is the wrong outcome - Preview document should remain on top because that's the application I command-tabbed to.
Scenario 2
Desktop 1 has Safari open as top-most window
Desktop 2 has Safari and Preview windows open. Preview window is top-most.
Use three fingers to change from Desktop 1 to Desktop 2
=> Desktop changes to Desktop 2. Safari window shows briefly and Preview then becomes front-most window
This is the correct outcome but jarring, because the transition briefly shows Safari on Desktop 2 when it wasn't the top-most window.
Do others see these issues? Any thoughts?
Switching between applications and spaces has had a couple of issues for me since at least MacOS 14 and possibly MacOS 13. It still persists in MacOS 16.
Scenario 1
Desktop 1 has Safari open as top-most window
Desktop 2 has Safari and Preview windows open
Use Command-Tab to switch to Preview
=> Desktop changes to Desktop 2. Preview document shows briefly but Safari then becomes front-most window.
This is the wrong outcome - Preview document should remain on top because that's the application I command-tabbed to.
Scenario 2
Desktop 1 has Safari open as top-most window
Desktop 2 has Safari and Preview windows open. Preview window is top-most.
Use three fingers to change from Desktop 1 to Desktop 2
=> Desktop changes to Desktop 2. Safari window shows briefly and Preview then becomes front-most window
This is the correct outcome but jarring, because the transition briefly shows Safari on Desktop 2 when it wasn't the top-most window.
Do others see these issues? Any thoughts?