Is there a way to change the appearance or layout of the icons when using the Command-Tab app switcher? I'm sure that previously it used to display multiple rows of larger icons but now it shows one long row of smaller icons?
Was this part of an update, have i accidentally changed a setting somewhere, or am i gaslighting myself and it's always been this way?
iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.7
FWIW, that does not appear to be the app switcher using command tab. It appears to be a third-party floating Dock.
Dr Getafix wrote:
Lol, yes, 26 is a lot! I thought that might have been the issue so went back and checked. But then i got the result in the screen shot below! I don't think i changed anything so now im just confused!
Keyboard Maestro is a third-party app. It is not the macOS app switcher.
AFAIK, the application switcher never presented itself in two rows. The size of the icons is automatically adjusted, in order to fit. If you have few applications, the icons are bigger. Since you have 26 (a lot, even for me :-)), the icons are necessarily smaller.
Maybe you don't need to have all those 26 applications running at the same time.
FWIW, I often have 10 or 12. It is not a big trouble to quit applications when they are not needed.
r4lf wrote:
I find the Command-Tab app switcher complicated to use and not very intuitive. I think Apple can do better to address this need.
I struggle with Safari tabs that present themselves as a web app. They cannot be reached in the Command-Tab app switcher. So it gets messy and complicated to quickly move focus around between to tasks.
r4lf, look at AltTab
dialabrain wrote:
Do you think the user is really running 26 apps at a time? If so, where any of the app windows?
I don't know, but I just tried having 26 apps running, and my application switcher looks like what the OP is showing:
I think it was because i was using a second desktop and/or they were all in Full Screen mode
Ah! yes. I hadn't noticed that difference in the screenshots. I had no idea that Keyboard Maestro affects the task switcher, and it's still accessed by Command-Tab. And i'm not sure why it wasn't running in the original screen shot as i usually have it running all the time.
I find the Command-Tab app switcher complicated to use and not very intuitive. I think Apple can do better to address this need.
I struggle with Safari tabs that present themselves as a web app. They cannot be reached in the Command-Tab app switcher. So it gets messy and complicated to quickly move focus around between to tasks.
Do you think the user is really running 26 apps at a time? If so, where any of the app windows?
Well I guess then it's possible. lol I can't imagine. :)
It's the native app switcher. No 3rd party app installed
Lol, yes, 26 is a lot! I thought that might have been the issue so went back and checked. But then i got the result in the screen shot below! I don't think i changed anything so now im just confused!
You're welcome. Glad to be of assistance. 😎
Command-Tab app Switcher: Chnage icon layout/appearance?
