By typing in part or all of a name and pressing return, Quick Switch allows you to switch directly to a currently running application, window, or tab. While you are typing Illuminate will offer matching suggestions in the view below the search box. When you press Return, Illuminate will for look for an app, window or tab with the exact title you typed (in case you&rsqou;re faster than the auto-suggest). If none is found, the currently selected suggestion will be used.
Basic Use:
To bring up the Quick Switch window, press the Ctrl-Shift-D keyboard shortcut, or select the Quick Switch menu item from the Actions submenu in the global application menu.
The keyboard shortcut for Quick Switch can be configured in the Shortcuts pane of the Preferences window.
The way text matching is performed can be configured from the Quick Switch window. Click on the magnifying glass icon in the search box to bring up a menu. From there, you can specify if the entered text should be contained in the window title, at the start of the title, at the end of the title, or match the title exactly. These settings are also accessible through the General preference pane in the Preferences window.
To select a window, application, or tab to switch to, begin typing the name of it. As you type, Quick Switch will filter down the list of apps, windows, and tabs to only the ones that match. Continue typing until the selected suggestion below the search box is the window you want, or until you have typed the full name of the window.
At any time you can use your mouse to click and select a window from the list, and its title will automatically be put in the search box. You can also use the up and down arrow keys to navigate the list while focus remains in the search box.
Once you have the window you want to switch to, simply press Return or double click the name in the list. Quick Switch will automatically dismiss, and the selected window will be brought to the front. If you wish to dismiss Quick Switch without choosing a window, either press the Cancel button or press the Escape key.