Window Switcher — Switch to a specific window of an app in the current Desktop Space

[vitor]

Usage

Search app windows in the current Desktop Space via the Windows Keyword (default: win). ↩ to switch to the selection.

⤓ Install on the Alfred Gallery | Source

 

Edited December 13, 2022 by vitor

[vitor]

Saving the second post for debugging instructions, if they are ever needed.

[privateName]

Hi Vitor.

 

It seems like not working on latest Monterey 12.3.1. Getting the following error:

 

[11:40:34.724] ERROR: Window Switcher[Script Filter] Code 1: /Users/privateName/Library/Caches/com.runningwithcrayons.Alfred/Workflow Scripts/8D2673B3-AA22-4E41-A8BE-863A4D2FE4B8: execution error: Error: Error: osascript is not allowed assistive access. (-25211)

 

Alfred and osascript have the accessibility permissions. Have any ideas on how to fix?

 

Thanks.

[vitor]

2 hours ago, privateName said:

Alfred and osascript have the accessibility permissions.

It can look like it but not be the case. macOS updates sometimes break those. Remove the permissions and grant them again.

[xilopaint]

It’s not working for me. I can only see the frontmost window/tab listed and sometimes an "Unnamed" window. Btw, how this workflow differs from the faster Swift Windows Switcher?

Edited April 9, 2022 by xilopaint

[vitor]

14 hours ago, xilopaint said:

It’s not working for me. I can only see the frontmost window/tab listed and sometimes an "Unnamed" window.

 

That’s insufficient information to debug. You haven’t shared what you’re getting (no idea which apps are open) or what you expected to get, or what exactly is open. From your description alone, it seems to be working as intended.

 

14 hours ago, xilopaint said:

Btw, how this workflow differs from the faster Swift Windows Switcher?

 

A cursory glance reveals that Workflow is unmaintained, has open issues, requests more permissions, and requires users to bypass the unsigned binary. But I had no idea it existed, so can’t comment on functionality. Naturally you should use whichever you prefer, it’s a good thing that people share their different approaches. It is a fair point that the Workflow is slower than could be. I’m aware of that and do have plans (and code) to address it, but no ETA yet.

[xilopaint]

Now I can see that I get different results depending on whether or not I invoke the workflow with a maximized window as the frontmost. Is that intended behavior?

[vitor]

9 hours ago, xilopaint said:

Is that intended behavior?

Yes:

 

On 12/8/2021 at 4:33 PM, vitor said:

show app windows in the current Desktop Space.

When changing APIs to speed it up, that may change.

[privateName]

On 4/8/2022 at 2:35 PM, vitor said:

It can look like it but not be the case. macOS updates sometimes break those. Remove the permissions and grant them again.

It helped, thanks.

[vitor]

Updated to 2022.3.

Add configurable keyword.

[TomBenz]

This is good.

 

Is it possible to add a universal text search in the script editor so that one can do context based help? For example in AppleScript for MS word, right click "header" and get to word dictionary with items related to it? will this need GUI scripting to achieve? 

Edited October 9, 2022 by TomBenz

[vitor]

1 hour ago, TomBenz said:

so that one can content related help?

I don’t understand your question.

 

1 hour ago, TomBenz said:

For example in AppleScript for MS word

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t use Word. Examples based on it don’t clarify.

 

1 hour ago, TomBenz said:

right click header and get to word dictionary with items related to it? will this need GUI scripting to achieve? 

If you need right-clicking and interacting with it, you need GUI scripting.

[TomBenz]

1 hour ago, vitor said:

I don’t understand your question.

 

I think I’ve mentioned this before, but I don’t use Word. Examples based on it don’t clarify.

 

If you need right-clicking and interacting with it, you need GUI scripting.

 

Sorry. I meant Context based help -- something similar to F1 help in vba. MS word is just used as example. It is same request for textedit, contact AppleScript dictionary etc.

[vitor]

I still don’t get what you’re asking. This workflow is for switching windows, it has nothing do with help. Maybe you’re looking for menu bar search? If you you’re looking to switch to windows based on their content, not only is that unfeasible in most cases and require apps to be added individually, it would be unbearably slow.

[SuupaPro]

Hello,

 

loving this workflow so far!

I would like to ask if there is any chance to make it kind of default option without typing keyword? I know that I can change the keyword but when I try to put it as an empty field it is being changed to win automatically. I would to get open windows simply when i press cmd+space to bring up Alfred.

 

[vitor]

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