If I open Finder and close it, it is still available in the Cmd+Tab palette. When selecting it, all windows are unactivated, but no active Finder window pops up. This happened with other applications (e.g. Preview).
Here is how it looks: https://youtu.be/3K7M4P4W3Ik.
MacBook Pro 15”, macOS 10.14
Thanks, I see that. What I don't get is why Finder is shown in the Cmd + Tab palette though there are no open windows. And when I select Finder in the palette, it does not do anything. So it's just a useless piece on the palette.
Thanks, I see that. What I don't get is why Finder is shown in the Cmd + Tab palette though there are no open windows. And when I select Finder in the palette, it does not do anything. So it's just a useless piece on the palette.
The HUD (heads up display) command tab is a great way to see all running apps. If Finder is not running you have big trouble.
The Finder is the first thing that you see when your Mac finishes starting up. It opens automatically and stays open as you use other apps. It includes the Finder menu bar at the top of the screen and the desktop below
When you are on the Desktop try command N
This can be changed in Finder>Preferences>General. Use it to your advantage.
From the Finder>Go> you can see a list of keyboard shortcuts to other directories.
Get to know the Finder on your Mac - Apple Support
See and organize your files in the Finder on Mac - Apple Support
Finder is always running. You can't quit it.
Also, closing windows does not necessarily quit an application. A few apps that have no reason to be open without a document window will quit when you close the last document window.
So you have the same behavior of the Application Switcher when you close Finder? And you consider it fine?
I mean, when I choose an application from Application Switcher, I expect a window to show up.
Yes, but the Finder isn't closed. It is never closed. It is always open and running. It may not have any windows open, but it is still open.
If the app has no windows open, then there would be nothing to show. I'm not sure why that doesn't make sense to you. Just cmd-O or cmd-N to open a window and use the app you've switched into for whatever reason you switched to it.
What window do you expect it to open when you switch to it if it doesn't have any open documents? I wouldn't expect a window to appear without me asking for one.
So you have the same behavior of the Application Switcher when you close Finder? And you consider it fine?
I mean, when I choose an application from Application Switcher, I expect a window to show up.
FWIW, the same thing happens if you close the windows in another app, say in Safari.
The "cmd + tab palette" is called the Application Switcher. You switch between Applications, not documents.
Finder is closed, but still appears in Cmd+Tab palette
