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Witch

Witch - 1.0

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All Time: (4.0)
Version 1.0: Not rated (0.0)
Selected Version: 1.0
Release Date: 2005-08-09
License: Freeware
Downloads (version 1.0): 692
Downloads (all versions): 21,332

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Product Description:

Have you ever wanted to switch to a certain window, not just the application it belongs to? While you can use Expose to switch windows, doing so can be very clumsy if you're the keyboard-only type of user. And don't all of these windows look just the same when they are scaled down?

Witch lets you access all of your windows by pressing a shortcut and choosing from a clearly arranged list of window titles. Moreover, you can use Witch to...
  • Directly access minimized windows without using your mouse
  • Close minimized windows without bringing them to front first
  • Zoom, de-/minimize, and close windows on the fly

What's new in this version:

  • Fixed a bug where sorting windows by window activity order didn't work as expected with certain applications (such as MS Word, for instance).
  • Fixed a bug where sorting windows by window activity order didn't work as expected on Mac OS X 10.4. (Yes, these were indeed two separate bugs...)
  • Fixed a bug where Witch always zoomed the last listed window instead of zooming the currently selected window when the user hit the [Z] key.
  • Fixed a bug where stickies window contents could garble the display of Witch's window list.
  • Fixed a bug which kept Witch from accepting certain keyboard shortcuts -- such as [Control]-[Tab], for instance.
  • You can now use "*" as a suffix when you want to ignore mulitple items. For instance, "Window *" will exclude both "Window 1" and "Window 2".
  • You can now make Witch ignore windows that identify themselves as floating windows.
  • New action: Deminimize the frontmost application's minimized windows.
  • New action: Close the frontmost application's minimized windows.
  • Removed the "Advanced Keyboard Access" switch. (These features are now always available. Turns out that making them optional confused too many users.)
  • Restructured Witch's preference pane.
  • Available languages: English, German.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 or higher

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Witch ReviewDevelopment has ceased; tech support doesn't exist - Version: 2.0.2, 7/15/2009 01:02AM PST

scotty321
Development stopped on this product in November 2008. Have tried to email tech support several times over the last month in regards to bug fixes -- ZERO response from the company. Cannot recommend this product at all.
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Witch ReviewDoesn't work with Spaces; slow/nonresponsive tech support - Version: 2.0.2, 6/20/2009 11:03AM PST

scotty321
Great product but doesn't work properly with Spaces.

When you use Witch's keyboard shortcut to cycle through ALL of your applications when Spaces is active, Witch won't show you all of your applications from the OTHER spaces. It shows you SOME of your applications from the other spaces, but not ALL of your applications from the other spaces. You actually have to switch over to that other space first and THEN use the keyboard shortcut to cycle through those applications that are located in that space. But then the same problem crops up over there -- the applications from the PREVIOUS space that you were in don't all show up again.

Emailed tech support about this issue 2 days ago and haven't heard back yet. Will consider upgrading to a better review if we hear back from tech support or get this issue resolved in a future update.
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Witch Commentarymisleading price listed above - Version: 2.0.2, 4/23/2009 08:19AM PST

shish1
This is not free anymore, and is not USD$9.99 as listed above. It is €9.99 (Euro, in case that char did not render).
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