Siracusa has, however, created a very thoughtful and well-designed preference window that enables the user to customise the function, switching between ‘Classic’ and ‘Modern’ options, as well as the choice to show or hide the app’s icon in the Dock. This is the default behaviour, with the option of shift-clicking to match the usual setting of having only individual windows come to the front.Īs far as running Front and Center goes, there is no main app window with which to interact it is purely a clicking behaviour. For example, if you are running an app like iA Writer with multiple document windows open (as I do) and you click on just one of those windows while it is behind another app, all iA Writer windows will leap to the front. Front and Center (AU$7.99)Īs already stated, Front and Center’s entire purpose is to restore the classic behaviour of bringing all app windows to the front when clicking on only one of the windows belonging to that app, in instances when more than one window is open for that app. After purchasing both and trying them with normal daily use of my Mac, I’d like to share further details of my experience below. Listening to both ATP episodes, I was curious to try the apps to see if they would fit how I work. Siracusa shared that while he has been able to adapt many of his computer habits during DragThing’s absence, he has continued to miss two key features, namely: (1) the Classic Mac OS behaviour of clicking on a single window of an app and having all associated windows of that app come to the front as well and (2) having a dedicated, on-screen app switcher that one can click with a mouse cursor, rather than relying on the command-tab app switcher or other navigational features.īoth of these functions may sound incredibly specific and obscure and Siracusa has even been so blunt as to discourage people from purchasing his apps from the Mac App Store, as they are particular to his computing preferences. 365, each app restores a key feature of the now defunct 32-bit app DragThing, which functioned as an organisational tool and app switcher in earlier versions of Mac OS / Mac OS X / macOS and which went beyond the standard Dock. Revealed respectively on ATP episodes no. To be clear, the text that follows is not a sponsored review I only wish to share my honest personal experience and view of each app, as I’ve really come to enjoy both of them. Developed by John Siracusa of Accidental Tech Podcast (ATP), these two great apps are called Front and Center and SwitchGlass. Well this time, for me, it has been two different (and seemingly very simple) apps that work together in perfect harmony. Every once in a while, a revolutionary app comes along that changes everything.
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