Bonus tip: First anniversary of A New Mac Tip Every Day

I have a bonus tip for today because it is the first anniversary of A New Mac Tip Every Day. It doesn't apply to everyone, but it solves a very annoying behavior with the Leopard upgrade. Not on all, but on a few Macs that I did an upgrade install, it wasn't possible to cycle through the open windows anymore. It might be an issue with other languages, because it only happened when I wasn't on the English keyboard. With Tiger, when you switch from one language to another, it changes the "Cycle Through Windows" shortcut automatically (Command - ` on the English keyboard). It does that because the " ` " is only present on the English keyboard. The problem with Leopard is that it doesn't change to accommodate other languages like Tiger did. I haven't found a complete solution yet apart from reinstalling completely (it is fine on the Mac that I did an Archive and Install). So here is what I did to at least make the shortcut usable:

1. Open System Preferences.
2. Click on Keyboard & Mouse.
3. Click on the Keyboard Shortcuts tab.
4. Scroll down to "Move focus to next window in active application".
5. Change the shortcut back to what you were using. It depends on what language you are using for your keyboard layout (it was "Commmand - Ù" for the French keyboard).



Don't forget to check out the tip posted earlier today!