WinSwitch Replacement for Snow Leopard
I was using WinSwitch since Panther for Fast User Switching. The main feature I used was the keyboard shortcut to log out. MenuCracker is a requirement to run WinSwitch.
As MenuCracker is not yet compatible to Snow Leopard, I looked for another solution to do a Fast User Switch with a shortcut. Here is how I did it:
- Start Automator (/Applications/Automator.app)
- Choose Service
- Set "Service receives selected" to "no input" and "in" to "any application"
- Drag and drop "Run Shell Script" (from Actions, Library, Utilities) to the right (where it says "Drag actions or files here to build your workflow").
- Enter the following string into the "Run Shell Script"-Action:
/System/Library/CoreServices/Menu\ Extras/User.menu/Contents/Resources/CGSession -suspend - Save this Service and name it for example "Fast User Switch". It will be located in /Users/yourname/Library/Services/.
- Open System Preferences, Keyboard, Services, General, and double click on your service "Fast User Switch" (double click far right). An input box will open, and you can press the shortcut.
- Your new Service will now be active and you can do a Fast User Switch without using the Menu