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    switching windows with one button

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lnknprkn, Jun 2, 2008.

  1. lnknprkn

    lnknprkn Notebook Consultant

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    i know alt+tab switches windows, but i play 2 poker tables at a time. having to press two buttons to switch windows around gets a bit irritating after a while. is there a program or some windows feature where i can switch windows by pressing just one button?
     
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  2. Hep!

    Hep! sees beauty in everything

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    This is perhaps the laziest thing I have ever heard. It reminds me of the Jetsons, George comes home and complains about a hard day at work, he had to press the button FIVE times today!
     
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  3. Meetloaf13

    Meetloaf13 fear the MONKEY!!!

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    haha, try autohotkey, you could make a script to do this.
     
    Meetloaf13, Jun 2, 2008
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    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    ROFL , autokey, sharpkeys ....
     
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  6. lnknprkn

    lnknprkn Notebook Consultant

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    i play 6-10 hour poker sessions during the weekend and habitually switch windows every 5-10 seconds, so excuse my laziness
     
    lnknprkn, Jun 2, 2008
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  7. sirmetman

    sirmetman Notebook Virtuoso

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    Step one: buy double sided tape
    Step two: apply tape to Alt
    Step three: apply weight to upward facing side of tape
    Step four: hit Tab

    :)

    Alternately: 10 hours of poker? Jeeze....
     
    sirmetman, Jun 2, 2008
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  8. surfasb

    surfasb Titles Shmm-itles

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    I have two monitors. It just takes me rotating my head 45 degrees.
     
    surfasb, Jun 2, 2008
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