From f56d93b49b0f874fb67d4bacf66498d090f53af9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jbranchaud Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2026 13:46:08 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Add Control Which Monitor App Switcher Appears On as a Mac TIL --- README.md | 3 ++- ...l-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 mac/control-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 421fcaa..1079ccb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ working across different projects via [VisualMode](https://www.visualmode.dev/). For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://visualmode.kit.com/newsletter). -_1732 TILs and counting..._ +_1733 TILs and counting..._ See some of the other learning resources I work on: @@ -720,6 +720,7 @@ If you've learned something here, support my efforts writing daily TILs by - [Capture Screenshot To Clipboard From CLI](mac/capture-screenshot-to-clipboard-from-cli.md) - [Check Network Quality Stats From The Command Line](mac/check-network-quality-stats-from-the-command-line.md) - [Clean Up Old Homebrew Files](mac/clean-up-old-homebrew-files.md) +- [Control Which Monitor App Switcher Appears On](mac/control-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md) - [Convert An HEIC Image File To JPG](mac/convert-an-heic-image-file-to-jpg.md) - [Default Screenshot Location](mac/default-screenshot-location.md) - [Detect How Long A User Has Been Idle](mac/detect-how-long-a-user-has-been-idle.md) diff --git a/mac/control-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md b/mac/control-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..475f508 --- /dev/null +++ b/mac/control-which-monitor-app-switcher-appears-on.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +# Control Which Monitor App Switcher Appears On + +For the most part when I hit `cmd+tab` (and `cmd+shift+tab`) to switch between +apps, the visual switcher UI (which shows a row of the open apps) appears on my +main monitor. However, sometimes I will be hitting `cmd+tab` and nothing shows +up on my main monitor. I look to the right at my side monitor and there is the +app switcher UI. + +Why is it appearing over there all of a sudden? + +The reason is that the app switcher UI is anchored to the same screen where the +doc is located. Though the doc defaults to my main monitor, if I access the doc +from the side monitor, now it is anchored there. + +To switch it back, I just have to make the doc slide up on my main monitor by +running my mouse down to the bottom of that screen. + +The switch up was because I accidentally accessed the doc on my side monitor +without realizing. + +[source](https://superuser.com/a/744680)