Author Topic: [SOLVED] What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?  (Read 441 times)

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While my son plays with the keyboard, I have seen that he brings up a Mac Expose style task switching appearance to the KDE desktop. I have not been able to locate the exact key/mouse combination needed to bring this up.

Please tell me how to do it.
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« Last Edit: October 12, 2012, 09:25:09 AM by sling-shot »
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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #1 on: October 11, 2012, 11:24:50 AM »
Dunno what MAC Expose is ......  but with KDE effects enabled pushing the mouse cursor up to the top left corner shows all open windows and allows for selection of any of them ......  is it something like that?

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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #2 on: October 11, 2012, 11:29:34 AM »
Try Ctrl+F8 and Ctrl+F9

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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #3 on: October 11, 2012, 11:38:29 AM »
I will try both tomorrow and get back.
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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #4 on: October 11, 2012, 12:14:47 PM »
It wasn't a screen edge or Alt+Tab?
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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2012, 06:34:31 AM »
Ctrl-F9 it is. That works.

However, there must be a mouse-way of doing the same which I am actually looking for now.
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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2012, 06:41:24 AM »
Push the mouse up into the top left corner (as Just17 suggested) ;)


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Re: What is the key combiantion triggering mac expose type task switcher?
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2012, 08:59:35 AM »
Push the mouse into the top left corner it is.

But... due to some reason, this does not work in my regular installation on this same machine while it is working now on this Test installation.

I will just label it SOLVED. Thank you all.
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