Alt F4 - Comparison of Keyboard Shortcuts - Window Management

Window Management

Action	Windows	Mac OS	KDE	GNOME	Emacs
Pop up window menu	`Alt`+`Space`		`Alt`+`F3`	`Alt`+`Space`	`Ctrl`+`, then `b`
Close the focused window	`⇧ Shift`+`Alt`+`F4` or `Ctrl`+`F4` or `Ctrl`+`W` or `Alt`+`Space` then `C`	`⌘ Cmd`+`W`	`Alt`+`F4`	`Alt`+`F4`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `k`
Restore the focused window to its previous size	`Alt`+`Space` then `R`			`Alt`+`F5`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `r`, then `j`, then letter of the window state register.
Move the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `M` then `Arrow Keys` and `↵ Enter`(to save location)		`Alt`+Mouse / `Alt`+`F3` then `M` then `Arrow Keys`	`Alt`+Mouse / `Alt`+`F7` then `Arrow Keys`
Resize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `S` then `Arrow Keys`		`Alt`+`F3` then `S` then `Arrow Keys`	`Alt`+`F8` then `Arrow Keys`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `^` vertically
Hide the focused window		`⌘ Cmd`+`H`			`Meta`+`x`, then bury-buffer RET, then `Ret`
Hide all except the focused window		`⌘ Cmd`+`⌥ Option`+`H`
Minimize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `N`, or `⊞ Win`+`↓` (Windows 7 and Vista Home Premium)	`⌘ Cmd`+`M`	`Alt`+`F3` then `N`	`Alt`+`F9`	`Meta`+`x`, then bury-buffer RET, then `Ret`
Maximize the focused window	`Alt`+`Space` then `X`, or `⊞ Win`+`↑` (Windows 7 only)		`Alt`+`F3` then `X`	`Alt`+`F10`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `1`
Maximize horizontally			Available, but no default	Available, but no default
Maximize vertically	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`↑` (Windows 7 only)		Available, but no default	Available, but no default
Minimize all	`⊞ Win`+`M` or `⊞ Win`+`D`	`⌘ Cmd`+`Alt`+`M`	Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`
Minimize all non focused windows	`⊞ Win`+`Home` (Windows 7 only)		Available, but no default
Undo minimize all	`⇧ Shift`+`⊞ Win`+`M`		Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`
Switch fullscreen/normal size	`F11`	`⌘ Cmd`+`⇧ Shift`+`F`	`F11`	`F11`
Show the window in full screen mode, with no border, menubar, toolbar or statusbar		Depends on application, system default: `⌘ Cmd`+`CTRL`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`⇧ Shift`+`F`	`Ctrl`+`F11`
Rollup/down window			Available, but no default	`Alt`+`F12`
Show all open windows	`⊞ Win`+`Tab ↹`	`F9` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner		`⊞ Win` works per desktop on Gnome 3+	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `Ctrl`+`b`
Show all windows of current application		`F3` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner		`Ctrl`+`	`Ctrl`+`x`, then `Ctrl`+`b`
Show all workspaces		`F8` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner		`⊞ Win` then mouse over the desktop bar on the right edge of the screen
Move window to left/right/up/down workspace	`⊞ Win`+`←`/`→` (Windows 7 only)		Available, but no default	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`⇧ Shift`+ `←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`
Move window between multiple monitors	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`←`/`→` (Windows 7 only)
Move window to workspace n			Available, but no default
Switch to next/previous workspace list			Available, but no default
Go to workspace n		`Ctrl`+`n`	`Ctrl`+`Fn`
Go to left/right/up/down workspace		`Ctrl`+`←` / `Ctrl`+`→` / `Ctrl`+`↑` / `Ctrl`+`↓` (OS X 10.5 to 10.6), `Ctrl`+`←` / `Ctrl`+`→` (OS X 10.7)		`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`←` / `→` / `↑` / `↓`
Show / hide desktop	`⊞ Win`+`D`	`F11` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`D` user specific, no default
Activate window demanding attention
Quit application of current window	`Alt`+`F4` or `Ctrl`+`F4` varies	`⌘ Cmd`+`Q`	`Ctrl`+`Alt`+`Esc`		`q`
Close dialog	`Esc`	`Esc`
Open/Focus (preview) pinned program on the taskbar	`⊞ Win`+`(#)` where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows 7 Taskbar (Windows 7 only)
Open new program window of pinned program in Quick Launch	`⊞ Win`+`(#)` where "#" is the position of the program on the Quick Launch toolbar (Windows Vista and 7)
Open new program window of the pinned program on the taskbar (if program is already opened)	`⊞ Win`+`⇧ Shift`+`(#)` where "#" is the position of the program on the Windows 7 Taskbar (Windows 7 only)
Focus the first taskbar entry. Pressing again will cycle through them	`⊞ Win`+`T`, you can `←→` back and forth. Hold `⇧ Shift` to cycle backwards (Windows 7 only)
Peek at the desktop	`⊞ Win`+`Space` (Windows 7 only)	`F11` or Move mouse pointer to configured hot corner or active screen corner
Bring gadgets to the front of the Z-order and cycle between gadgets	`⊞ Win`+`G` (Windows Vista,7) or `⊞ Win`+`Space` (Vista only, no cycling)
External display options (mirror, extend desktop, etc.)	`⊞ Win`+`P` (Windows 7 only)

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