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riidomyesterday at 5:16 PM1 replyview on HN

Single-screen user here. I like virtual desktops in addition to alt-tabbing.


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justonceokaytoday at 6:02 AM

I’m an adamant single-screen alt-tabber. I hardly ever even have two windows open side-by-side.

I’ve always felt that I can alt-tab 2-3 times per second and that it’s faster to not move my eyes. Why look at docs next to code when I can only read one at a time anyway? It’s also embedded in my muscle memory to switch to specific apps by Apple-space typing 2-3 characters. So Firefox is “Apple-space-fi”. It’s so fast I feel slowed by having apps side-by-side.

Anything that requires me dragging windows to their special place is a non-starter. To me that feels like playing with my food. I wonder if this is just because I type very quickly?

I’m aware I’m in the minority.

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