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'Show Desktop' Mission Control/Expose Not Functioning
I have recently upgraded to OS X Lion. I have mapped the keys via Mission Control preFpane as follows: F9 is 'Mission Control', F10 is 'Show Desktop'. F11 is 'Application Windows'
F9 and F11 works as ...
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Selecting a minimized window in Expose via the trackpad two finger swipe gesture
Normally when you invoke expose, you can use the trackpad's two finger swipe gestures (up, down, left, and right) to highlight a window so that it has a blue border around it. You can then select the ...
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Dock/Expose not working, Desktop stuck with gray background (Lion)
I am running Mac OS X 10.7.5 and the Dock/Mission Control/Desktop functionality is totally broken. My dock is not present after startup so I have to start all applications from Spotlight. I can't ...
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How to sort icons shown with F10?
I use a pdf viewer and have tons of open windows. I use F10 to select a document. However, I could not determine the criteria that MacOS uses for sorting these documents. Is there a rule? Can it be ...
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Is there a way to refresh symbolichotkeys.plist without logging out?
There is an extremely annoying bug in OS X with a non-Apple mouse where every time I reboot I have to go into ~/Library/Preferences and delete com.apple.symbolichotkeys.plist, logout, then reset my ...
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Show exposé/“All Application Windows” from the dock
Is there anyway to show all the windows for one application (aka Exposé) from the window icon on the launcher? I know it is possible by right-clicking on the icon and then "Show All Windows", but I ...
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“Group windows by application” in Lion (10.7)
In the pre-Lion Expose, the windows weren't grouped by application like they were in Lion's updated Expose, Mission Control (which angered some). In Mountain Lion (10.8), Apple added a "Group windows ...
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Make middle-click on app icon in dock show app window exposé once more
In earlier versions of OS X (Snow Leopard, maybe?), middle-click on an open application's icon in the Dock would have the same effect as right-click -> show all windows.
In (Mountain) Lion, this is ...
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Is there a key stroke to switch to a fullscreen app in Lion?
I normally switch around my virtual desktops using the ctrl+num. Now, Exposé shows all the desktops and the fullscreen app whereupon clicking the fullscreen app rectangle will take me back to it. I'd ...
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Multi-Monitor Mac — Possible to keep one screen static in Mission Control?
I have a rMBP and a Thunderbolt display, and I love using both displays simultaneously. I also use Mission Control to have several separate work spaces.
What I would love is for a way to have my ...
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can you set an application to come to the desktop you are on osx
I know that you can lock an application to a certain desktop, and if you select that application(either through the dock or command+tab), then OSX will change your desktop to the one where the ...
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Modify Expose button on my macbook for another shortcut?
The F3 button on my rMBP has a figure which shows 3 rectangles, pressing the button without the FN key initiates the Expose function. I want to modify that key for another function. However I cannot ...
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How to reset the MissionControl/Expose/Spaces settings to defaults on Lion?
I set Mission Control to "Show Application Windows" (Expose) with a mouse button or hot corner. Great, it shows all of the windows of the current foreground app across all spaces/desktops.
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How to disable the most recently used items in App Exposé on Lion?
When using App Exposé on Lion ( Control-↓ by default), the lower part of the screen above the dock is reserved for minimized windows. A new feature of at least TextEdit in Lion is that it also ...
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How to get old Dock Exposé on Mountain Lion?
Dock Exposé was a Snow Leopard feature which allowed users to click on an app on the Dock and, holding that click, windows of that app would be exposed. On Mountain Lion, Dock Exposé doesn't seem to ...
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Spaces and Expose Overview using the 2nd Monitor
I have two monitors, and 9 (3x3) virtual desktops. When I invoke the Spaces overview mode of expose, everything gets pulled onto the primary display. It creates one overview with 3x3 desktops, ...
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How to use LaunchPad and Mission Control on Mountain Lion with an external keyboard
I am using an external (generic) keyboard.
I just switched from Snow Leopard to Mountain Lion.
On Snow Leopard, I could pull up Expose by pressing F2 on my external keyboard, but now I can't.
Is ...
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How do I reassign the F3 key to another application?
I have a gesture for Exposé so I need another button (the F3) to do the same. I'd love to replace F3 to show/hide the MacBartender app.
Would it be possible to reassign this key for such a use? I ...
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How do I reorganize windows in Exposé?
Under Snow Leopard, sometimes a strange behaviour occurs in Exposé. I swipe four fingers down to activate it, optionally hover over another window, and swipe four fingers (I believe) again. Instead of ...
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Is there a gesture to drag and drop with Expose on Lion?
I know it could be done by pressing F3 button while dragging an item but I really need the five-finger-gesture for that.
On Snow Leopard, I could drag an item with my thumb and then use the ...
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Control arrow key to jump to the next word
I have OS X 10.6.8 and I run MS Word:Mac 2011. I programmed the keyboard to allow me to jump from word to word in a document by hitting Control + Arrow key. This makes word processing much faster. ...
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Expose on OS X 10.7
Is there a way to get OS X 10.5-type Expose for windows, on OS X 10.7?
I've found the new "Mission Control", but I haven't figured out how to get it to show me all my windows, like before. It shows ...
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Application Exposé with fullscreen window?
Application Exposé (sometimes known as Application Windows) is a wonderful feature. One that I have wished for very hard! However, it seems it isn't available when an using an application window in ...
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restart hot corners
On Snow Leopard (latest version, but it's been happening for a while), I have the top right corner set to show Spaces, and the bottom right to show the Desktop. Occasionally, often enough to be ...
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Can I install Spaces and Exposé on Lion?
Like many of you, I'm sure, Mission Control isn't quite cutting it for me in Lion. I much preferred Spaces and Exposé. So, naturally, I tried reinstalling them on Lion. I got Spaces.app, Expose.app, ...
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What happened to Exposé?
Before Lion I used Exposé daily. Now with Lion it's gone and Mission Control is in its place. Now when I use MC it groups all my open pages instead of showing each page. This is kind of a pain when ...
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Finder allows rename on Exposing desktop
When I press F11, It directly shows me the current-desktop of OSX.
Now, Let me describe the issue ( which is an issue according to me ).
Step 1) open any finder window ( for example as follows. ...
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How often is Shift, Control, Alt or Command combined with the secondary click?
One option I have for activating expose is to combined Shift, Control, Alt or Command with a secondary click. I am wondering if any of these combinations are likely to interfere with any useful ...
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Change Dock Expose Activation Time
Is there a way to change the amount of time you have to click and hold on a Dock icon to activate Dock Expose? or maybe tie the right click to activate it?
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Is Mission Control an addition to Exposé & Spaces UI or a replacement?
Lion has Mission Control that combines features from both Exposé and Spaces. Do the old Exposé and Spaces UIs still exist in Lion or does Mission Control replace them?
I've heard mixed rumors about ...
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Unset Fn Key Activating Expose
When I first got my Macbook Pro, I somewhere came across a setting that let me map the Fn key to the same action as the 'F3' command, which I guess is the 'Expose' feature where it shows all open ...
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If I activate expose, then spaces, can I force the window arrangement to stay the same in both views?
This is on OS X 10.5.8 (Leopard).
Let's say I activated Expose (All Windows), and I see my windows in a certain arragement. Then I activate Spaces. The spaces I was in sometimes shows the windows in ...
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Remember desktop state after reboot
Does anyone know if desktop switching can be done programatically? Exposé activation and deactivation? I know of the screencapture command for the last part of my proposed solution.
I would like to ...
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Mystery Box in Expose (or what I think is expose)
For some reason I have a mystery box when I go to expose (or w/e f3 is). It'll show my other open apps, but once space will be transparent until I mouseover it.
It isn't horrible, but annoying so ...
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In OS X, I want to change to a non-standard keyboard shortcut for switching spaces
In System Preferences > Expose and Spaces > Spaces Tab > to switch between spaces, there is a drop down list that allows you to select a modifier key and the arrows. The arrows are so far away from ...
