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FlyingWindows 1.3.0

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Enables single application mode. Commercial ($0.99)

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FlyingWindows is an application to enables you to work in Single Application Mode. It is different from other Single Application Mode apps, in using window minmimization or unminimization in this mode. The application can also minimize and unminimize windows in slow motion. Unminimizing windows order is preserved. Windows fly in and out of the dock.

What's New

Version 1.3.0:

Added Global Hotkey Ctrl+Opt+F to toggle app enabled. (Hotkey is currently fixed)
Added 2 additional settings for Response Delay 300, 600 seconds (Feature request)
Minor bug and performance improvement fixes

Requirements
Intel, Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

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Px9-855 commented on 07 Feb 2011

When switching apps using Command+Tab between two other apps, the Finder repeatedly becomes the last used app even when it wasn't.

Disabling FlyingWindows stops this behavior and Command+Tab works as expected again.

Please fix this misfeature as FlyingWindows will have to stay unused until then.

[Version 1.2.2]

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Keyuura Llc (developer) replied on 11 Feb 2011

Can you please contact me at support@keyuura.com so that I may get some more details on the specifics of the issue. The use of Cmd+Tab has been tested and no such issue has been observed. I would be happy to take a look at it with some more information.

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Px9-855 commented on 01 Nov 2010

It would be very nice to see the "Hide App" function respect the excluded apps list.

That's the only thing missing imho.

[Version 1.0.4]

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Keyuura Llc (developer) replied on 25 Nov 2010

Fixed bug in 1.2. Hide App mode now respects app excludes list.

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Px9-855 replied on 25 Nov 2010

Thank you, thank you, thank you! =)

Now we're cooking with gas!

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Robotank commented on 27 Mar 2010

This is a great little utility. I like the option for window minimization as opposed to just being able to hide the app. Thanks a lot for making this free.

[Version 1.0.4]

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Macupdate Admin commented on 27 Mar 2010

I can't imagine using my Macs without Single Application Mode activated.

[Version 1.0.4]

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Al3x reviewed on 22 Jan 2010

it does exactly what you need if you are fedup with spaces/exposé, simple &efficient.

Simply keep your screen clean

[Version 1.0.1]

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Star-Affinity replied on 22 Jan 2010

What about simply switch to the app you want to have in the front? (cmd tab naturally mapped to the mouse's scroll wheel button or similar).

I need someone to explain what this app does for me - the description doesn't do it ( don't have the energy to download and try).

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Lvdoc replied on 27 Mar 2010

As far as I know, SAM "auto hides" an application after you switch out of it. Thus, you only ever see one application active at any given time. I haven't played with it, so I could be totally wrong about it. As far as auto hiding applications, I prefer something like HideIt Control (http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14319/hideitcontrol), which lets me decide which applications I want to auto hide and which I don't. I know I've seen other kinds of programs out there which perform similar functions.

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Robotank replied on 28 Mar 2010

There are several utilities that allow you to turn on a single-application mode that automatically hides (Command+H) all other applications when you bring one to the front. As the previous reply mentioned, there are stand-alone utilities that do this, but it's also built into apps like Application Wizard and A-Dock X. FlyingWindows is different because you can set it to either hide applications or to minimize all their windows. The minimization method is particularly handy if you want to be able to access individual windows instead of just hiding/unhiding the whole application. I find it especially useful combined with Witch, which is like Command+Tab but works by windows, not just applications. FlyingWindows also has an exclude list, so you can define applications that you don't want affected by it. The new feature in 1.0.4 is really nice too, as it allows to quickly and easily prevent minimization in individual cases.

Tobias1974 commented on 13 Jan 2010

Great. A little helper without flaws.But with great functionality for the workflow.

[Version 1.0]

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Px9-855 had trouble on 27 Jan 2011

Found a new bug unfortunately although Spaces _might_ be the one responsible here...

When using Spaces together with the single-app/hide mode in FlyingWindows, something makes the cmd+tab-switcher to default regardless to Finder as the last used app.

This makes it necessary to keep pressing twice on tab, which defeats the possibility of a quick flick on cmd+tab to return to the last used app.

Although in regard to Spaces, disable FlyingWindows and everything is back to "normal" with the tab-switcher. i.e. quickly flick between the two last used apps.

Sorry if this is confusing...
yet so is figuring out why I kept ending up in Finder all the time without having the mouse cursor anywhere near the tab-switcher.

o/t, the tab-switcher feature is actually something that other OS does better as in OS X this feature is clearly "over-thought". As it is prominently a keyboard feature, Apple could at least give us the option of making it disregard the mouse but no. :/

For now it is either Spaces OR FlyingWindows. Thank you.

[Version 1.2.2]

Johnny99 had trouble on 25 Nov 2010

Current download is Intel only. Is UB version available?

[Version 1.2]

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Keyuura Llc (developer) replied on 30 Nov 2010

Uploading new version. Please let me know if it does not work

Sleek had trouble on 28 Apr 2010

I downloaded this application on my Macbook and it works great except one issue,
When any folder is open Flying Windows minimizes the folder but does not unminimize that window and opens new finder window and finally dock ends up with lots of windows.
I hope Developer comes up with fixes this issue.

[Version 1.0.4]

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Keyuura Llc (developer) replied on 25 Nov 2010

Does this happen on Snow Leopard? Please email details. Thanks-

Sleek commented on 25 Nov 2010

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Nov 25 2010
SHASHIPRAB Does this happen on Snow Leopard? Please email details. Thanks-
(Version 1.2)

This happens on Macbook running Leopard 10.5.8x.
Just downloaded new version of flying windows, see if this changes anything...

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