Who needs the mouse anyway?
Witch is another great Mac OS X app from Peter Maurer, the man who also gave us MenuCalendarClock and VolumesMenu. Whereas command-tab allows you to toggle between running applications, Witch also allows you to switch between the individual windows of all currently running apps.
A neat app to solve a real world problem. For example, more than often I have several BBEdit windows open at once. Sure you can use Expose, but for all it’s visual loveliness, it’s not very useful when trying to pick out the correct window from a load of thumbnails. This is where Witch proves itself.
On the subject of keyboard navigation, I found this great post the other day on getting more from Quicksilver, such as using the del.icio.us and Command Line Tool plug-ins. I use QuickSilver all the time, but it looks like I’m really only scratching the surface. Such is the flexibility of the framework, you get the feeling that even the Blacktree developers are discovering new ways to use the app.
Posted 7 years, 2 months ago
Interesting that the invention of the mouse and other pointing devices was seen as a revolution in Human Computer Interaction, allowing users not to have to control their computer using keyboard commands. Then Apple invent Mac OS which was pretty much based around pointing, clicking and dragging with the famous one-button mouse. Now the one most innovative pieces software available for the Mac is based around eschewing the mouse and just using the keyboard instead. Weird!
Matt · www · 7 years, 2 months ago
Yeah, pointing and clicking may be more intuitive but it seems that keyboard access is faster (if you know the shortcuts). Strange but true.
Phil · www · 7 years, 2 months ago