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I am using Unity, I can't handle multiple instances of the same app in an efficient way like gnome.

  • What's the best way to handle multiple instances of the same application and keep being productive?

I usually have a browser (Firefox), at least two tabbed terminals side-by-side (plus extra terminals with random stuff), and usually lots of open PDFs. Everything is two clicks and one long mouse movement further away.

Firefox's Downloads windows opens: I feel it "gets in the way" of quickly switching to Firefox.

I had exactly the same problem on Gnome Shell. But then I started looking at extensions.gnome.org and found a few extensions that add "docks" to the top-bar of gnome, so I can quickly switch between apps with a single click.

  • Are there similar extensions to Unity?
  • Is there any way to un-group all the instances?

One of the best reasons to use Unity is that it saves some screen space, so I do not want to use tint2 or gnome-panel.

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ALT-TAB between applications

and

ALT-~ between instances of the application

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ALT-[1-9] between tabs within the instance of the application

SO: ALT-TAB to the right application then ALT-~ to the right instance and then ALT-[tabnumber] to the right tab. After some practise you get quick. Good luck tabbing.

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