Any utilities for changing OS X keyboard shortcuts listed in
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1343
such as control-tab rather than command-tab for 'Switch application–cycle forward' ?
(Not the same as swapping control key for command key)
On what Mac running what version of OS X?
IBook G4 running Tiger. Old System Preferences utility which included Control-Tab switching now defunct.
A Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion version might do it.
Just wondering, if I may ask...
What do you want CMD+tab to do?
Why do you want to only switch that function away from CMD to control?
Command-tab is a standard Mac OS (X) application-switcher (like Windows Alt-Tab but marginally better), but because I also use Windoze I try to make Mac shortcuts work differently. Control-tab is sufficiently different, not used elsewhere (some browsers use it to cycle tabs). I became used to it but can't now find a utilities package which includes it (MaxMenus had it but it's defunct), and I can't get QuickKeys to do this one.
I don't want to swap Control for Command, just rejig some of the standard shortcuts including Command-Tab.
Safari browser and menu shortcuts:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=42951
Mac OS X keyboard shortcuts:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=75459
Changing behavious of Function Keys:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3399?viewlocale=en_US
and more useful information on keyboard shortcuts here:
http://www.myfirstmac.com/index.php/mac/articles/mastering-keyboard-shortcuts
How to re-map individual keys:
http://scripts.sil.org/cms/scripts/page.php?site_id=nrsi&item_id=ukelele
Thanks - the nearest that will do what I'm looking for is Quicksilver, for which there is a 127-page manual ... and it's Leopard and later, it says. So I'll keep it in mind.
Thanks - I have Spark but don't think it does this one.
Repeat, I'm not looking to re-assign global key maps, just change (or perhaps add to) specific shortcuts.
PS re Quicksilver - there is a version for Tiger (and Leopard), it's Beta54 (and the manual is good for that version too).
Quicksilver (the software!) is at
Hey, I am on Yosemite....just thought I would add an app that could be of use(for new and old viewers).
BetterTouchTool - and I am using 3 finger click(trackpad), to do the same as CMD + tab - for app switching.
Tons of options available(including gestures, keyboard, mice, etc).
Come on Apple. Please reduce the time remaining until you to finally (re?) enable this option in Keyboard to zero.
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You're asking too much of me. It's quite clear what is missing from reading this thread, so no new thread is needed. Any experienced OS X developer will know what is missing here. Please give this thread to the person that can get this feature added. That person will be someone who leads development on OS X. Thanks. Cheers! - Joe
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Change keyboard shortcuts, e.g. command-tab to control-tab
