Monday, August 18, 2008

Spaces and Expose Shortcuts for Windows Users

I spend much of my time in a Windows XP Virtual Machine doing .NET code development.  When I am in the Windows VM, a lot of the Expose and Spaces shortcuts override my normal Visual Studio behavior.

I'm also used to using the <CTRL> <RIGHT ARROW> and <LEFT ARROW> for word right, word left operation.

Here are the default key bindings for Spaces and Expose:

Description Key Binding
Activate Spaces F8
Switch spaces <CTRL> <Arrow Keys>
Switch directly to spaces <CTRL> <Number Key>
All Windows F9
Application Windows F10
How Desktop F11
Hide/Show Dashboard F12

I suggest the following substitutions:

Description NEW Key Binding
Activate Spaces <COMMAND>F8
Switch spaces <COMMAND> <Arrow Keys>
Switch directly to spaces <COMMAND> <Number Key>
All Windows <COMMAND>F9
Application Windows <COMMAND>F10
How Desktop <COMMAND>F11
Hide/Show Dashboard <COMMAND>F12

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