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How to Un-Minimize
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Mar 19, 2007, 10:36 PM
 
After doing Control-M to minimize and window, is there a shortcut key sequence to unminimize it?

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Mar 19, 2007, 11:24 PM
 
No. Logically, since you can minimize a variety of different windows into the dock, a shortcut key to un-minimize would call up ALL windows, so you would need to have a different shortcut key for every window.

Your best shot is using Exposé.
     
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Mar 20, 2007, 05:51 AM
 
Originally Posted by rickey939 View Post
No. Logically, since you can minimize a variety of different windows into the dock, a shortcut key to un-minimize would call up ALL windows, so you would need to have a different shortcut key for every window.

Your best shot is using Exposé.
But Exposé doesn't display minimized windows.
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Mar 20, 2007, 08:39 AM
 
Originally Posted by msuper69 View Post
But Exposé doesn't display minimized windows.
Ha, good point.
     
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Mar 20, 2007, 09:27 AM
 
I have wondered about that mimimize shortcut myself. Expose does get the window out of the way.
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Mar 20, 2007, 10:03 AM
 
You can use the keyboard shortcut to activate the Dock (control-F3 on my machine, probably the default) and then tap left/right arrow to select the window. Not perfect, but keeps you on the keyboard.
     
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Mar 20, 2007, 04:33 PM
 
Likewise control-F2 will select the menubar and you could pick your minimised window(s) from the Window menu using the left arrow key/down arrow key (spacebar to select, btw).
     
   
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