Questions tagged [application-switcher]
Questions about Alt-Tab and similar keyboard shortcuts that allow desktop user to switch between multiple running programs, and sometimes to switch between a running program and the desktop.
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How to change shortcut to switch windows in Kubuntu?
Most of the shortcuts for switching windows are misconfigured here.
I am using Kubuntu 20.04 with KDE Desktop.
I want to reconfigure the shortcuts for changing windows.
I searched possibilities for ...
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Is there a way to send the switch windows signal without "Alt-Tab"?
I'm trying to bind a switch window button on my mouse into Ubuntu. Currently I'm trying to do it with xbindkeys and xte, but do this in .xbindkeysrc only outputs a Tab and doesn't switch windows.
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how to change current application with workspace?
I am using 2 workspaces 1 for chrome and another for vscode. whenever I switch between workspace for vscode to the chrome it switches the application but when I come back to vscode I need to click ...
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E-Sword and PlayonLinux
I have a weird question. I do have E-Sword bible app on PlayonLinux. It works great. The thing is, E-Sword will only open when I open PlayonLinux first. I will have to use PlayonLinux and then open E-...
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Alt-tab brings app switcher instead of switching
I am using Ubuntu 18.04 with Gnome 3. Something that really bothers me with the app switcher is that when I press Alt-Tab the app switcher is brought to the front but the currently active window is ...
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Eclipse app icon not showing in switcher (alt+tab)
I installed the latest Eclipse as per the instructions here, and the icon shows fine in the launcher, but shows as a blank icon with an exclamation mark when using ALT+TAB to switch between ...
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Kubuntu 19.10 application-switcher application order always wrong
There are multiple things wrong in my application-switcher.
(problem A):
When i use Alt-tab i see the application-switcher but the order is reversed. So the appication that had focus before i pressed ...
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How to make alt+backtick switch only windows on the current workspace?
There are multiple questions and answers about how to make Alt+Tab switch only applications of current workspace, most notably this one.
However, is there any way to enforce the same behavior to Alt+`...
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Keyboard Shortcut: How to switch to previously active windows in another workspace
I have google-chrome (and other software) in Workspace 2 and thunderbird (and other software) in Workspace 3.
How can I switch to previously active windows in another workspace, using keybpard ...
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ALT+TAB no longer groups windows under applications in Ubuntu 19.04
After installing Ubuntu 19.04, ALT+TAB no longer groups windows under the same application. Instead it cycles through all windows irrespective of which app it belongs to. In Ubuntu 18.10 it worked ...
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How to make desktops independent on Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
I have Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS 64-bit. I want to have independent desktops, so if I have app #1 on the first desktop and app #2 on the second desktop, I can't switch from app #1 to app #2 (by the word "...
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Grid menu for application switcher
I have been looking for a way to have a grid-like alt-tab popup menu in contrast to the default, single row popup menu.
The only extension I have found that alters the popup menu is coverflow but not ...
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Help to disable the multi-touch gestures in 14.04?
Does anyone know how to disable the multi-touch gestures for the touch-pad, specifically the application switcher and Unity launcher?
I have a Asus C710 Chromebook with Ubuntu 14.04 installed ...
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Remove app from alt-tab switcher
I want an application removed from the alt-tab switcher.
I have tried CompizConfig Manager functions 'Skip taskbar' and 'Skip pager'.
First I tried setting 'window class', then tried 'window id', ...
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How do I easily switch between windows rather than applications in GNOME Shell?
Currently if I hold ALT + TAB and then while still holding down ALT I press TAB I am able to go between applications in a little view and then when I release all the keys that application and all its ...
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How to Disable Alt-Q Closing Application Within Switcher?
Too often, my left pinky finger slides off the Tab key and onto the Q key while I'm Alt-Tab'ing through my open windows, resulting in accidentally closing applications.
How can I disable this (or ...
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Alt+tab displayed on current monitor in Ubuntu 17.10
I'm working with two monitors connected to my laptop, one over mDP, and the second one over HDMI.
I have windows arranged on both monitors and when I Alt+Tab between the windows, the switcher is ...
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How to switch between windows within same group?
If I run several applications of the same name like two terminals or Remmina remote desktop, I am unable to switch between them with Alt-Tab normally anymore: similar windows are grouped within one ...
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GNOME: How to get the grouped ALT+Tab behavior back
I use Ubuntu 19.10.
I just noticed that Alt + Tab does not group windows anymore. I'm not sure if I did something or if it's the default behavior now. How do I get it back?
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How do I switch windows using ALT+ TAB in Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
I have opened 2 new windows of Chrome in Ubuntu. How do I select them using ALT+TAB? Every time I need to use mouse for this. Is there any way to do like in Windows?
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Low-res emacs24 icon in application switcher
I recently upgraded to Quantal, and also switched up to emacs24 from 23. Everything is great, except for one thing: the icon in the Application Switcher for emacs24 is a horrible, low-resolution ...
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Task switch (alt-tab) not working properly when in full screen
I am currently using Ubuntu 18.04 with the classic environment. Whenever I am in the full-screen mode (evince, chrome, firefox, vlc etc.) and trying switch the task to some other running process, it ...
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Alt+Tab is not switching between windows on Ubuntu 12.04 (Precise Pangolin) [closed]
Alt+Tab is not switching between windows. While on a terminal, when I tried Alt+Tab, it only showed the effect of Tab which was:
Display all 1784 possibilities? (y or n)
My Alt key is working fine ...
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Terminator does not appear in the application switcher and Launcher when using Unity in Ubuntu 18.04
I installed the Unity desktop environment in Ubuntu 18.04 and even though everything is working properly, the Terminator app is not being included in the application switcher, making it unreachable by ...
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How to separate opened windows in alt+tab switcher in Ubuntu 18.04?
When I have multiple windows of an application opened e.g. Chrome main window and Incognito window, and I press Alt+Tab to switch between them, I see only one Chrome icon. I have to then press down ...
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Stop rearrangement of windows on Alt+Tab
I expect Alt+Tab and Shift+Alt+Tab to cycle through all open applications in a workplace in order or in reverse order, even after I switch applications (like in Windows), but that's not the default ...
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GNOME : Ubuntu 18.04 ALT+TAB delay
How to remove any delay between pressing alt+tab and switcher emergence in Ubuntu 18.04 [GNOME 3]?
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how to place application switcher only on secondary monitor?
I have two monitors on Xubuntu 19.10 with Xfce 4.14.
When I use Alt + Tab to switch from one app to another the switcher window appears on the both monitors.
As workaround I installed compiz and the ...
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Disable screenshots and leave only the icons while Alt-TAB on Ubuntu 19.04
I just upgraded from 18.04 to 19.04 and noticed that when alt tabbing, a preview of the app is shown instead of the icon. Can I set the Alt-TAB switcher to display only icons instead?
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How to switch windows of the application in Ubuntu 18.04 [duplicate]
How do I switch between windows of the same application in GNOME in Ubuntu 18.04? For example, if you have two Nautilus windows open, Alt+Tab will go to the next application (say, browser), but not to ...
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Custom keyboard shortcut for switch to specific window in unity Switcher
It is possible to bind custom key for switch to specific application?
For example:
super+1 switches to the chrome window (not a first in windows list).
super+2 switches to the nautilus window
Or ...
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How do I switch between windows on one desktop on Ubuntu 18.04? [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 and find in very inconvenient: Alt-Tab (switch between applications) can bring you to a different desktop.
Usually I keep windows related to different activities on different ...
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Force alt + tab to switch only on current workspace in GNOME shell
I am looking for a clean and fast method to force GNOME in Ubuntu 14.04 to switch between active apps only on the current workspace when pressing the shortcut alt + tab.
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Disable Alt Tab MRU
How to disable MRU (Most Recently Used) in Alt-Tab and instead use regular cycling (like Ctrl-Tab in Chrome). I've looked in tweaks and dconf editor. I have Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS.
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ALT+Tab: How to switch to Desktop on Ubuntu GNOME 17.04?
The question might seem like a really stupid one, but I cannot find an answer anywhere. In short, how to switch to Desktop on Ubuntu Gnome 17.04 Zesty Zapus?
As we know, Desktop isn't even enabled by ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 alt-tab order is weird when on multiple screens -- any way to adjust?
Before the upgrade I was using 14.04 and I was happy with alt+tab and alt+` behavior for switching between apps and between windows of an app respectively. Both showed me the items in last recently ...
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ubuntu 16.04 alt + tab not working properly
After updating ubuntu from 14.04 to 16.04 I've experience this weird behavior. When I press Alt+Tab, two interfaces show up, the one from unity (the same that showed up when I was using the 14.04), ...
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Window switcher appears randomly on any monitor in KDE
I am using 3 monitors and when I am switching between windows with Alt-TAB, windows switcher appears randomly on one of them.
Is it possible to configure window switcher to appear on only one monitor ...
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Can't Change Java Versions alternatives on Linux
I already read many similar posts online, but can't seem to arrive at a solution. I want to be able to switch between java versions. Thanks in advance!
OS: Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS x86_64
I already ...
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How to display the app switcher and the top bar on all monitors [duplicate]
I use an external monitor and I've just upgraded to Bionic Beaver 18.04 from Xenial Xerus 16.04. The differences are striking ok, but the most annoying are:
when I ALT+TAB the app switcher is shown ...
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Is there an alternative task switcher to KRunner which is focused exclusively on window switching?
Currently on KDE 5 the KRunner dialogue brought up by Alt-F2 key, is not focused solely on desktop windows. It brings shortcuts to programs, search results etc, as well as the active desktop windows.
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How do I use the scroll wheel click to close apps displayed on Alt+Tab on Ubuntu 18.04?
I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.
One feature I miss a lot from Windows 10 is being able to Alt+Tab then use the scroll wheel click to close multiple applications without navigating to them.
The ...
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Alt-Tab window switcher that responds to mouse clicks in MATE?
The Alt-Tab window switcher is pretty great but there is one issue with it. When you click on a window while Alt-Tab is pressed, it doesn't switch to the window. It just closes the window switcher. So ...
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Prevent Alt + Tab from showing active windows in other workspaces (GNOME) [duplicate]
Is it possible to use Alt+Tab to switch between active windows in the current workspace only?
The default behaviour shows active windows across all workspaces, effectively allowing me to switch ...
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How To Start App-Switcher from First Window on Desktop?
App-switcher starting from the second window
While on Desktop, app-switcher skips the first window (google chrome in the picture above for example). is there a solution to make it start from the ...
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Unity: How can I make Alt+TAB browse through all my windows without grouping them?
When I use ALT+TAB to cycle through my apps I would like to have icons for all my open browsers. I use the ` (Grave or the key above TAB) but I really find that hard to use.
Anyway I can just use ALT+...
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Is it possible to make a Window unselectable when using "ALT Tab" shortkey?
A situation image:
Here I don't want to switch/use a Chrome Window which is below the VS Code. Because it gets refreshed automatically. I don't need to touch it.
xdg-session type: X11
GNOME: 3.32.1
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Isolated/independent workspaces [duplicate]
Is it possible to make Ubuntu 18.04 workspaces independent from each other? I mean, when I'm in workspace 2 and press Alt+Tab, I don't want to switch to workspace 1 and see Firefox. Instead, I want it ...
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Unity alt-tab application switcher in Ubuntu 16.04
I'm using alt-tab to switch applications on Ubuntu 16.04 and fully updated. There seems to be a screenshot in the way of the usual icon of the apps I'm tabbing through. Then, the application being ...
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Disable mouse in application switcher
I am using the default application switcher in an out-of-the-box Ubuntu 19.04.
My mouse has a hardware problem that makes it moves a tiny bit every two seconds or so, and it is integrated in my rare ...
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