Select specific app in "Show windows from" menu

[anton-kapelyushok]

Is your feature suggestion related to a problem? Please describe.

Very often I have to keep open browser, terminal, slack and multiple windows in IDE. In result I have 5-6 windows which I need to switch between.

I am using alt-tab with preferences (All apps, All spaces, All screens) to navigate between the windows. It works, but I have to constantly look onto the screen to understand how many times I need to press alt-tab to switch to the window I need.

This is annoying because I need to think when switching between windows, and switching is not instant.

Describe alternatives you've considered In Command-Tab Plus you are able to chose an application in cmd-tab menu by its number - that does not quite work, because order of application is constantly changing uBar groups windows in Windows-like fashion but it does not allow switching between them using keyboard, also it is huge rehaul of MacOS which I don't like You can set "Open application" shortcut using Automator, but applications open with delay, and I need to open a specific window. I believe Alfred allows opening window by its name (or has a plugin which allows to do so), but you have to type the window name. I could not figure out how to make it convenient to use.

Describe the solution you'd like

In Windows there is an ability to cycle between windows of specific applications by pressing (win + ${order of application on dock}). It is probably possible to read dock contents in MacOS and assign shortucts automatically for alt-tab, but I think it is overkill. We can go with assigning shortcuts for specific applications manually, it might be even more benefitial, as one can assign not only numbers.

The solution would require to do the following:

1. Increase number of available shortcuts (https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/issues/1064)
2. Add application picker to "Show windows from" selector

I have created a rough POC for the suggestion, I am using it now for my day to day job and it is very convenient https://github.com/lwouis/alt-tab-macos/compare/master...anton-kapelyushok:alt-tab-macos:idea-chrome-shortcuts

I am ready to implement both requirements myself

[ghost]

Have you tried rcmd?

[lwouis]

Hi @anton-kapelyushok,

This is quite a niche workflow. It doesn't mean it's unintresting, but it definitely is something very few people would use, if possible through AltTab.

Furthermore, I think we can get quite close to that workflow, and similar, perhaps even more interesting workflows with those 2 tickets: #210 #337.

I'm closing this ticket to focus the conversations on the existing 2 tickets. I hope you understand