[ChasmoeBrown]

OS X has a particular nuance I'd like to change but haven't been able to find out how, so once again I kneel before you.

When I close a window, OS X brings forward the next open window for the application of the window I just closed. That's not what I want. I want the penultimate window - the one I was using before the one I just closed.

Is there a way to change this behavior? I've checked the System and Finder preferences but have not found anything.

TIA

[chucker]

Er, that's exactly what it does. When you close a window, it brings the one to front that was right underneath it.

[ChasmoeBrown]

Not for me, honest. (I have 10.4.3.) Right now I have a mix of about 8 Finder and Safari windows open, with the AppleScript Editor on top. If I click on one of the Finder windows, it of course comes to the front. But when I close that Finder window, I don't get the AppleScript Editor back - another Finder window comes to the fore.

[scratt]

Something I find really annoying is in certain apps (not sure if this is app specific or something the os does) is when you minimise a window from that app, but have others from that app still open on your desktop... If you then close a window it will invariably bring the one from the dock back out again, when you've actually minimised it because you want it out of the way to deal with other open windows from that app..

Dreamweaver and Photoshop both do this a lot.... I am pretty sure Mail does it too...

This drives me almost as insane as Spotlight and Safari both ignoring / ramdomizing / filling out input for you when you don't want them to!

[jondaapplegeek]

that happens for me too.
I had two finder windows, and this safari one.
Safari was at front, i brought a finder window to the front, closed it and the finder window BEHIND safari appeared. Never really noticed this before....

[billybobsky]

This is a good feature... It switches between windows in the open application, in this case finder/safari etc etc...

In other words, if you had a palette open in photoshop and closed it, you would much rather fall back to the photoshop application window than the finder window you just had open.

It is a good thing...

Sorry...

[atomicbartbeans]

Originally Posted by ChasmoeBrown Not for me, honest. (I have 10.4.3.) Right now I have a mix of about 8 Finder and Safari windows open, with the AppleScript Editor on top. If I click on one of the Finder windows, it of course comes to the front. But when I close that Finder window, I don't get the AppleScript Editor back - another Finder window comes to the fore.

After you close, hit -tab... it's instinct for me.

[ChasmoeBrown]

So maybe I've stumped the band?

A good feature does not necessarily equate to a desirable feature, for any number of topics. ;-)

Thanks for the cmd-tab. It does save much frustration but I still want that preference setting. Maybe there's an OS X (or even Tinker Tool) developer lurking out there who would consider it. . .

[billybobsky]

Chasmoebrown,

I have to say that you are likely to want the functionality to work both ways in lots of different scenarios... if we can only get finder to read your mind we would be set...