Short Answer: It's a Keyboard Switcher - the same one found in GoMac.
Long Answer: LiteSwitch is a Mac OS implementation of the Alt-Tab feature found in another operating system. GoMac, Proteron's popular Program Bar and Start Menu for the Mac, has LiteSwitch built in. In response to numerous requests, LiteSwitch has been unbundled and is being distributed for free!
What is GoMac?
Short Answer: GoMac is Proteron's popular Program Bar and Start Menu for the Mac OS.
Long Answer: GoMac is the only Program Bar, Start Menu and Keyboard Switcher for the Mac. GoMac puts a program bar across the bottom of your screen for immediate one-click access to open programs. The Program Bar fully supports drag and drop for convenience when working with documents in several programs - like when developing web sites! GoMac also includes a full featured Start Menu, with a customized launch list, access to common system settings and recent programs, documents and servers. The Start Menu supports drag and drop for quick access to any program. Oh, and GoMac has LiteSwitch built in. If you want any more than just a Keyboard Switcher, get GoMac!
Why should I use LiteSwitch instead of other program switchers?
Short Answer: It's simple, it's stable, it's elegant... and it's free.
Long Answer: LiteSwitch is small. The total memory footprint of LiteSwitch is less than 30K. LiteSwitch is stable. Having been tested extensively, and with little to go wrong inside, LiteSwitch is as stable as genuine Apple stock. LiteSwitch is elegant. It looks nice. It works. And it does what you expect it to do. And finally, LiteSwitch is FREE. Why would you use anything else?
How do I use LiteSwitch?
LiteSwitch is installed by copying it into your Control Panels folder and rebooting.
You invoke LiteSwitch by pressing the key combination assigned in the LiteSwitch control panel and keeping the modifier key held down. The default is Command-Tab. When you invoke LiteSwitch, a window will appear with all of your open programs. Pressing Tab allows you to select a program.
While the LiteSwitch window is up, you can hide or quit the open programs:
Press W or H to hide/show the selected program.
Press Q or X to quit the selected program.
You can exit LiteSwitch without doing anything by pressing Esc or `.
How do I customize LiteSwitch?
The LiteSwitch control panel allows you to specify what key combination invokes the Keyboard Switcher. If you encounter an incompatibility, from the Control Panel you can also disable LiteSwitch.
For reference, the key combinations are also listed in the LiteSwitch control panel.
What else should I know?
Short Answer: LiteSwitch is brought to you by Proteron.
Long Answer: Proteron is committed to the Mac. We have unbundled LiteSwitch and are distributing it free for the common good. Enjoy.
If you have any other questions, ideas, or suggestions for LiteSwitch, we'd love to hear about them. Just drop us a note at <mailto:liteswitch@proteron.com>, or drop by our web site at <http://www.proteron.com>.
