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How do I use the keyboard to cycle through Arduino windows on a mac?

In my System preferences, I have (default):

Keyboard -> Shortcuts -> Move focus to next window = Cmd ⌘ `

It works perfectly in all other programs, but in the Arduino IDE, it only swaps between the last two windows. If I have three(or more) windows open, it is a real pain to find the one in the background.

I am using fully updated MacOS 10.14 and Arduino IDE 1.8.7

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  • That shortcut works for me. Which version of the IDE and OSX are you using?
    – VE7JRO
    Commented Oct 23, 2018 at 16:51
  • @VE7JRO: See edit. Have you tried to cycle through three or more windows?
    – hpekristiansen
    Commented Oct 23, 2018 at 16:58
  • Yes, I am able to cycle through 3 or more windows. I am using an old version of OSX and an old version the IDE.
    – VE7JRO
    Commented Oct 23, 2018 at 17:03
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    @VE7JRO: Thank you for your help. I now found that by adding shift (normally used for reverse cycle), I can get all windows.
    – hpekristiansen
    Commented Oct 23, 2018 at 17:42

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In MacOS 10.14 and Arduino IDE 1.6.12, cmd` cycles through 5+ IDE windows properly, for me.

Update:

When you upgrade to Arduino 1.8.7,

I won't be. I've tried a couple of its point releases and have given up on it because its launch performance is so p...-poor. Maybe 1.9 will finally fix it.

Sloeber/Eclipse is my serious code-crunching IDE. I keep the A-IDE around for reference and for quick knock-off experiments because it's quick to launch.

Update 2:

The OP asked me to note that he

found that Cmd ⌘ Shift ` cycles through all windows (maybe in reverse).

Update 3:

In older IDE the reverse cycling with Shift doesn't work?

It works in both directions for me (shifted/unshifted).

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  • My comment is gone. I did not delete it myself - I have no idea what is happening. Could you add the workaround for IDE 1.8.7 - for completeness?
    – hpekristiansen
    Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 16:58
  • In older IDE the reverse cycling with Shift doesn't work?
    – Juraj ♦
    Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 19:24
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Just by trying, I found that Cmd ⌘ Shift ` cycles through all windows (maybe in reverse).

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  • So cmd ` doesn't work on current IDE but cmd shift ` does? Shift should only change direction.
    – Juraj ♦
    Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 19:23
  • @Juraj: I do not know why you find it hard to understand, or why you reject a well meant edit. JRoberts and I found the same thing: in the new IDE 1.8.7 cmd+` does not work(as expected) while cmd+shift+` does. Now JRobert has made the change, that collects and completes the answer.
    – hpekristiansen
    Commented Oct 25, 2018 at 20:52
  • JRobert has only old IDE, he can't confirm your problem with new IDE, where according to you only the reverse cycling works as expected. (you should add the update about reverse cycling to the question)
    – Juraj ♦
    Commented Oct 27, 2018 at 9:38
  • @Juraj: I can not figure out if you are trolling. Please go ahead and change what you want - I will not be spending more time on this.
    – hpekristiansen
    Commented Oct 27, 2018 at 19:05

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