GNOME 3 displays window titles in the spread, it helps if we can't identify the window by it's thumbnail, such as many Terminal windows open. Any way to display window titles in the Super+W screen?
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It has gotten a bit more difficult. The new procedure is:
Install compizconfig-settings-manager
and compiz-plugins
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager compiz-pluginsOpen CompizConfig Settings Manager
Search for "Text" and enable the plugin
Search for "Scale", enable and open the plugin
In the Appearance Tab under Window Title select All Windows in the Dropdown
answered Nov 27, 2012 at 11:58
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Thanks for the update, that it's getting more difficult. It appears that another hurdle has been added. Is there a new trick to getting this behavior to work with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS? Both
Scale AddonsandTexthas been enabled. None of the Window Title Display options affect the way the titles are displayed. Jun 29, 2017 at 11:34
Install the package compizconfig-settings-manager, activate the plugin Scale Addons, go to the Appearance tab in the Scale Addons settings, open the Window Title area and change Window title display to All windows
answered Jun 7, 2012 at 12:27
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Is there a way to activate this in Ubuntu 16.04? The menu configuration exist in CCSM, but changing the title display between
No display,Hightlighted window onlyandAll windowsdoesn't afect the behavior. It only shows in theHighlighted window. I have also enabled both theScale Addonsand theTextas mentioned in the second answer. I tried it on two different computers. Jun 29, 2017 at 11:27