iTunes command+tab does not bring main window the foreground after command+h

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Published on 2010-12-27T20:39:23Z Indexed on 2010/12/27 20:56 UTC
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There people claim that command+h will continue to work, but the behavior I'm seeing is:

  • Launch a full screen Terminal instance (or anything else really)
  • Launch a fresh iTunes
  • command+h to hide it
  • command+tab back to iTunes, this works and the main app window is given focus
  • command+tab to Terminal
  • command+tab to iTunes

What I expect to happen:

the main iTunes window is brought to the foreground and given focus.

What does happen:

The application menu bar shows iTunes, but an additional command+` is needed to bring the main app to foreground.

I thought it might have been related to a Chrome interaction, since I'm usually commmand+tabbing between my browser and everything else, but that does not seem to be the case.

I do have two "plugins" running:

  • last.fm scrobbler
  • Alfred app mini itunes player interface

Not sure if either of those create some phantom window or something that is mixing something up.

Versions of stuff:

  • OS X: 10.6.5
  • iTunes: 10.1.1 (4)
  • last.fm: can't find it, but it's recent
  • Alfred: 0.8 (89)

So after that big long rant, anyone else seeing this behavior?

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