Tricks needed to open minimized window

Hi,

I've installed Snow Leopard and so far everything's fine (hope it'll stay that way).

Now I really like this new feature where you can minimize window into app icon. My problem is that I haven't found a fast way to open it. Let me explain myself, there are two ways I found to reopen the window, either through all app exposé (whatever is the fastest way to open it, for example I have customize that if I go to one screen corner, exposé opens, but this means you have to be in the right space), or by holding app icon in the Dock (exposé only for this app).

I've hoped that you can open it by using keyboard shortcuts (for example move focus to the next window in application) but you can't (of course only when you're working already in that app).

Do you have a trick to open those windows more rapidly?

Last question how do you maximize all minimized windows?

Thanks for your responses,

Sharlo

Message was edited by: Sharlo

MacBook Pro Unibody 2.4GHz 4GB, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Sep 6, 2009 5:59 PM

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Sep 6, 2009 6:20 PM in response to Ivan Grozni

I like this feature a lot, because the dock doesn't fill up with lots of window icons.

If you right-click on the application icon in the dock (or control-click with a single button mouse), you'll see a menu that shows all the windows for that application. The minimized windows have a diamond symbol next to them. You can select one to restore it. Many applications also have a Windows menu that works in much the same way.

I do not know of a way to restore all the windows at once.

Sep 6, 2009 6:28 PM in response to Ivan Grozni

Click and hold on the application icon in the dock, then if you hold the option (alt) key and click on any minimised window - all windows will restore.

Another tip is to hold the space bar while flicking the through minimised windows will give you an enlarged preview.

Here is a good Article on MacOsXHints about using the keyboard with the new Expose features

Regards

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