I use Command-Tab a lot on my powerbook G4 17", and once every week or so, the act of doing a Command-Tab takes me into the appswitcher overlay, but I can't get back out of it. Keyboard does nothing, and the mouse moves around, but clicking has no effect. The machine is still responsive, and I can ssh in, but killing Finder just leaves a zombie. My only recourse is to reboot.
Anyone have a clue, or tips on how to troubleshoot/fix something like this? Are there any magic processes I can kill/restart that may fix this while still leaving me logged into my desktop?
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I get this on my MacBook Pro (bought in December 2006).
I never got it on my PowerBook G4. The only difference between them is that I plug the MacBook Pro into an external display a lot. Some people have mentioned this might be related.
A few links here: http://del.icio.us/pauldwaite/apple+bugs
I also use an external display a lot.
I've been using LiteSwitch as my app switcher for the past few weeks and haven't experienced a freeze since I started using it, so its a reasonable workaround. I'd imagine Witch would work just as well if you want a free equivalent, I just prefered the way LiteSwitch worked.
I stopped using LiteSwitch when I switched to Leopard many weeks ago, and haven't seen this happen since, so its probably fixed now.
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