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Is there a way to prevent alt-tab from raising all windows of an application?
I have several gvim windows open and one Firefox window. Using Alt-Tab to switch to Firefox works as expected. Using it to go back to gvim does return focus to the gvim window I wanted to write in, ...
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How to change the color of the window outline in spread and switcher?
In Ubuntu 13.04, the outline around windows when scale/spread (Super+W) and the switcher (when viewing different windows of an application using Alt+`) are invoked is red. See the pictures below. The ...
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Multi-window switcher - mouseover window title not showing
When I have multiple instances of the same program running I see white dots to the left of the launcher icon indicating how many instances I have running. When I click on the icon I see the window ...
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How to force minimize or switch a video / game - Bug?
I'm comming from Windows 7, and something that I loved there was to Alt+Tab in any Game or video and switch to another app without problem.
Here, I tried with Age of Mythology (Wine), that I play it ...
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Low resolution icons in the application switcher
I'm on Precise 12.04 with Unity as Shell.
With simple Application Switcher enabled in CCSM, all icons are showing in low resolution. Is there a way to fix this?
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Unity switcher theme
Is it possible to modify the Unity switcher theme and behavior? Namely: no 3D "rolling" and no icon borders.
I love the gnome-shell's, but unity is better for me.
Are there any 3rd party ...
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Deleted metacity folder
I accidently deleted the folder responsible for keybindings, in gconf-editor it would be /apps/metacity/global_keybindings. I deleted the folder out of my home folder by accident. I'm trying to set ...
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How to change windows without going full circle?
I'm used to [alt]+[tab] to change windows and I've installed Compiz Config Settings Manager (CCSM) to tweak the default behaviour to my likings.
I've noticed that, after pressing [alt]+[tab], you can ...
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How to get the 'right click + scroll' feature of VistaSwitcher in Ubuntu?
When using Windows I use VistaSwitcher to scroll through open windows. I have used Compiz to set Ctrl+Scroll to next and prev windows but I'd (ideally) like something with the ability to see the ...
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How to stop reordering of the same kind multiple preview windows in task switching?
When using task switching in the default graphical mode of Ubuntu 12.04, if they are multiple windows of the same kind, eg. multiple Terminal windows, you can see them all together and select which ...
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Alt+tab multi displays
I'm Ubuntu 12.04 with Gnome Shell on a HP Pavilion dm4 with an external display.
When I try to switch between applications using the Alt+tab shortcut, the box showing the applications is showed only ...
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applications linked to workspaces
I have just upgraded to Ubuntu 12.04 and I found a weird behaviour in the multi-workspace management.
Let's say that I have a couple of terminals opened in one workspace, and that I want to do ...
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Remove icon borders in Unity application switcher
In Unity's application switcher (ALT-TAB), each icon has a colored border (see red arrow in screenshot below).
It is misleading, a bright icon has a bright border, making it look as if it were the ...
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Unity style number shortcuts which also minimize the focused application?
Is there a solution on Linux similar to the Windows 7 Win+number, or Unity's Super+number shortcuts, which will also minimize the application if it is currently active and focused?
In Windows 7, if ...
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Gnome classic Alt-Tab doesn't work
The simple keyboard combination of Alt-Tab to switch between applications doesn't work.
I have followed this answer but it doesn't answer the question as I want to switch to another application, not ...
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Alt + tab to switch between windows that are only in one screen
I am using GNOME-Classic and my window switcher is the Compiz Static Application Switcher. My problem is, when I press Alt+Tab, the switcher gives me the choice between windows of the whole workspace.
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Alternative Application Switcher (Alt+Tab) in a Desktop Environment
If I understand correctly, each DE have their own Application Switcher (the thing we get by pressing Alt+Tab). My question is, can the Application Switcher be replaced with a different one?
I mean, ...
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Why do you have to press ALT+` twice to switch windows within an application?
ALT+` switches windows within a running application.
But I notice that you actually have to press this key combo twice to switch to the next window. Pressing it once only displays the application's ...
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xmonad-like window switching in unity
Is there a configuration option for any of available switchers, that will make the order of windows constant? Currently in ubuntu 12.04 When I have windows A, B, C, D (in that order) and I switch from ...
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Application switcher causes Chrome to “freeze”
I don't like the default Unity application switcher, so I tried switching "Application Switcher" and "Static Application Switcher" in Compiz. I like both of these, but unfortunately when I'm using ...
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Xubuntu XFCE switcher icons
Is it possible to somehow modify the XFCE alt+tab switcher?
What I'd like:
use theme icons (for some apps it uses some lowres-non-theme ones, for others it works nice)
don't make tiny previews for ...
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projector (external/internal combo) icons while switching - how?
External vga connected monitor with laptop.
On windows when you press the projector hotkey/fn key on a laptop, you see a list of options or combinations of external projector and onboard screen, it ...
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How to use Gnome3 window switcher in Unity?
Is there any way to use the default window switcher Alt+Tab from Gnome3 inside Unity? (or a suitable alternative?)
I find the Unity one a bit hard to see which app is selected as they've all been ...
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Is there a way to restrict Alt-Tab to switching between applications in Unity?
I'd like to get behavior similar to that on OS X, where Alt-Tab only switches between applications as a whole and never between windows in the same application. Is there a way to achieve this?
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Gnome shell: how do I map super-tab to app switcher?
I am running Ubuntu 12.04 under Parallels on a macbook8,1. I have a Norwegian keyboard, so I have set the alt key to choose 3rd level, so I can acces square and curly brackets (like on the mac). ...
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Dual monitors: how to get the application switcher to show up only on monitor with active window?
I've seen questions looking for an answer to the exact opposite to what I'm asking now.
I've got Xubuntu 12.10 with a dual monitor setup.
Currently, when pressing Alt + Tab, the app switcher ...
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Is there any way to restore the old alt-tab-tab behavior
For me, copying the switcher logic from an another OS to Ubuntu is the worst UX nightmare ever. Having a logical separation between an application and the windows of an application just does not work ...
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application switching
I mind if there is possible to change from a window to another by binding a key shortcut to every window. I mean for example to go to my navigator i would press alt-q and to switch to skype i would ...
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Application switcher is broken
After a normal update of my Ubuntu 12.04 install last week, my application switcher has stopped working. I've tried all different settings in CompizConfig, including a variety of shortcut keys and ...
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Cannot alt+tab to another window while holding an item
As the title indicates, I cannot move an item over to another window using alt+tab.
Any help would be appreciated!
I am using ubuntu 12.04, with application switcher on (in compizconfig).
