I wanted the same thing, but took a different route:
The only reason I share is that sometimes the second-to-last application isn't what I thought it would be. So if I press shift F14 it brings back the third-to-last. I use them both ALL the time, and have a similar arrangement for app windows.
Thank you very much. You icon is superb by the way.
I am very interested but don't quite understand
is shift F14 a different macro using %Application%3% ?
How do you do this with windows and for what kind of use ?
thanks again
Okay (and apologies to viewers who feel I am forking the topic.)
Yes @ronald shift-F14 (in my case) triggers a separate, similar macro where %Application%3% is targeted instead.
Re Windows: well both BBEdit and Chrome come to mind, when I am bouncing between this window and that last one a lot. For windows, the macro is even easier
Now that I think about it, I hardly ever trigger the F14 application switch any more, because I have a Better Touch Tool swipe gesture to trigger it. BTT is another game-changer folks.
Finally, thanks for the icon appreciation. One day I watched Alec Baldwin in "The Shadow" and got inspired.
thank you. I am used to toggling the last apps.
You have an excellent suggestion but now I have to figure out a way to toggle not 2 but 3 last apps and windows. Less shortcuts than having one for each app and window.
@hello : would you have an idea on how to toggle 3 apps or windows.
The actions to actually display the apps and windows are shown above. The question is how to handle the toggle. thanks !
Nice to hear from you !
Thank you for the suggestion. I have Witch, but don't see a way to toggle precisely the 3 last windows
@ronald You can easily switch back and forth between Apps, App windows and Spaces.
Here is an example video:
The most boorish way would be to, on key press, set 3 variables, and additional to that, make a calculation with them, so they are rotated accordingly.
I’m assuming you want to use only 1 hot key to switch between the three last apps, is that correct?
If you use those apps very often, it might be more practical to just set up a global macro to call each app, I.e.:
CTRL-S to activate Safari
CTRL-M to activate Mail app
That way you can just use the shortcuts as mnemonic.
I will try to create a macro for that purpose and post it. I already have shortcuts for all apps, but there are a gazillion apps + windows for each, etc
It get to be too much to remember + source of conflict with native app shortcuts, for example Scrivener which has a huge number of shortcuts
It dawned on me a simpler solution:
Long press vs Short press of a key.
You can use something like this:
Ie use the same key for both:
extremely interesting. I will give it a try. thanks very much !
I wonder if it works with a key combination like Ctrl-M
Yes, just created several that work with keys like WASD. Also works along Karabiner’s Hyper key if you use that.
Will upload an example
yery interested ! thank you
I use the Karabiner CAPS key 100 times a day
@Ronald uploading two macros
In this example, it's triggered using Hyper key X, it just displays a notification with the text "short" if the keypress is short, and displays "long" if the keypress is longer than 0.5seconds.
This macro, when triggered using Hyper key X, switches between the last 3 apps:
Download macros (disabled):
long-vs-short.kmmacros (11.7 KB)
I used some parts from a post but forgot source, let me know if you have any questions
very smart macro. thanks very much
I realized 2 things
My one action Activate Last Application macro does not make any sense, and I apologize for that. Simply type Cmd-TAB. Thank you @dvandelay for bringing this to my attention. Fortunately, the discussion has evolved to the topic of keypress timing and demultiplication of shortcuts
I'm using a note in Apple Notes, just a simple table, helps remember what have I assigned to which key.
So far the simplification has been working well, as there are less keys to remember.
I'm using the first word as a mnemonic aid, so Hyperkey-S runs one of two macros that start with a "S", i.e. Safari and Slack, depending on the time length of the key press.
very smart ! I will try it. Very interesting.
