Full screen mode: How to switch between open windows?

Hi There,


Is there way to get CMD + ` working in full screen mode?


Other shortcuts like CMD + OPT [ ] to switch between open tabs and CMD + TAB to switch apps seem to work - but without the ability to switch between open windows within the same app, full screen mode is kind of useless.


Any pointers in the right direction would be much appreciated.


BTW I'm using Yosemite but the forums won't find a Yosemite community (not sure the community search is working properly)


Cheers

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.1), Recent NVIDIA Cuda update

Posted on Jan 9, 2015 11:58 AM

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Jan 11, 2015 2:07 PM in response to Eric Root

@Eric - Yes, on small screens I'd like to have everything in full screen mode to save space - but in order for this to be practical, all three of the usual app/tab/window shortcuts need to work:


  1. CMD + SHIFT/TAB Switch between applications
  2. CMD + SHIFT + {} Switch between open tabs
  3. CMD + ` Switch between windows within the same application


Number 3 is the only one that doesn't work in Full Screen mode (it never has).


CMD + ` should still cycle through any windows the app has open - if a window isn't in full screen mode, then the display comes out of full screen mode just like switching to an app that isn't in full screen mode.


Hope that makes sense.


Cheers

Jan 11, 2015 2:13 PM in response to iW00

@iW00 - sorry, Eric has already pointed me to these but this isn't what I'm after. I'd simply like the already existing CMD + ` shortcut to work when in full screen mode (like the way CMD + TAB or CMD + {} still work when in full screen mode).


And yes, have given feedback a couple of times (Mavericks and Yosemite) - I've found a few other users who want the same thing but unfortunately it's probably considered a power user feature as Apple haven't made it work for several years now.

Jan 11, 2015 12:11 AM in response to Eric Root

Thanks Eric,


I don't quite understand sorry, when in full screen mode in Safari for example, Control + left/right arrow doesn't switch between the open Safari windows.


Not sure what you mean by "number of the Desktop you want to go to' as Control + number seems to switch between multiple desktops?


What I'd like to do is put Safari (or any app) into full screen mode, and switch between any of the open windows (and have them all be in full screen mode) - not sure if that makes sense.


Cheers


Ben

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