When I am running Parallels and I command-tab to get back to the mac side, parallels won't release control. If I use my mouse to go back to the mac side, then I can command tab to any application, including Parallels. I can Control-tab to various windows applications easily. But somehow, if I want to toggle back to the Mac, it generally evades me although sometimes it works. I think it has something to do with the fact that hitting the command key activates the start menu (and a second keypress of the command key hides the start menu. I see the mac app flash in my upper edge of the screen, but it gets taken back by windows. For instance, if I am working in Windows but I can see Safari as the front most app on the mac side, then when I command-tabbed to Mail, Mail is revealed in front of Safari but Parallels is still the active application. I am using coherence, windows xp, parallels 4, snow leopard.
Hey ForrestC, that is great that you had some info that turned out right. The question remaining is: why is this doing this now? This did not used to be the case and this klugey workaround is not ideal. Is it definitely a snow leopard problem? Will Parallels blame Apple for this?
