Command-tab does not show minimized window

Works for me (I just tested, I don't normally do that). The trick is that you have to do the following:

1) Press command and tab
2) Release tab while continuing to hold down command
3) Press and release tab until the desired application is selected
4) Press down option and do not release it
5) Release command while continuing to hold down option
6) Release option

This is awkward, but does seem to work in most cases. However, in further testing, I notice that it doesn't work in all cases... It worked in every app I tried except for TextWrangler, where it left the minimized window minimized.

Is there a way to automatically show the minimized window when I select it w/ command-tab?

No, but you might try using the Exposé command, F9 (or fn-F9) in these cases. That will show you all of your open apps in the Dock, all of your active windows, as well as all minimized windows. After pressing F9, you can navigate to any window, active or minimized, using the arrow keys.

If you're using Spaces, F9 will only show you the open and active windows in that Space, but it will also show you minimized windows from other Spaces (and it will show the Dock and all open apps).

A peculiar side effect of displaying minimized windows using expose is that, when you do it, the minimized window is moved to the current space (even if you don't actually un-minimize the window).

charlie

Greetings from a System Leopard user.

I've not yet upgraded to System Snow Leopard, but I'm running across unbelievable messages and applications that are required to allow CMD+Tab to work right under System Snow Leoperd. Is this a big joke or what?

There are at least 5 $hareware/commercial (but not public domain) apps that are required to restore the use of CMD+Tab for System Snow Leopard users.

Using System Leopard, CMD+Tab works perfectly. But reading various messages threads it looks like Apple programmers have disallowed CMD+Tab to work properly in System Snow Leopard. Why?

Any Apple Employee, anywhere:

If this is all true, that CMD+Tab has turned into a convoluted mess, then why have Apple engineers disallowed normal use of CMD+Tab?

If this is true about CMD+Tab, is it because Microsoft Vista programmers sneaked onto the property and diddled with the System Snow Leopard source code?

Apple employee, the most acceptable reason for not upgrading to System Snow Leopard is software application compatibility, but if global functions are intentionally convoluted in System Snow Leopard, please explain the Apple decision process vis a vis CMD+Tab, and the reasons this condition has been allowed to fester.

Thanks much!

Any Apple Employee, anywhere:

You aren't talking to Apple employees here. These forums are for other users like you and I to help each other. If you want to talk to Apple go to the [appropriate feedback page|http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html].

Best of luck.

While awkward, if after command-tab'ing to the app, if you press the option key the minimized window will display.

Yes. The same is true using the Option key method described below.

after you cmmd-tab to the app, leave the tab key and press the option key and then leave the cmmd key.