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This popup only seems to show up randomly when I do some sort of track pad movement. I have never been able to figure out what I have to do to make it show up on command, it is always when I don't want it. Whenever it does show up it's like a roulette of windows; you never know if it will keep your current window open or close a random one and open a different one. It's absolutely abysmal. I admit, I am extremely frustrated at it and I just want to know how to disable it. Here is a picture of it I managed to snag during one of the times it randomly showed up: The window box in the center

This is on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

gopro_2027
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This is the windows switcher usually accessed with Alt+Tab key combination. To turn off the keyboard method this answer states:

Install CompizConfig Settings Manager, find the Ubuntu unity plugin, Switcher tab, Set Key to start switcher to disabled

My touchpad doesn't invoke the windows switcher so I cannot test this on my system.

If this method doesn't work another method is editing Unity source and recompiling: How can I disable arbitrary default multitouch gestures in Unity?

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  • This doesn't answer the question of how to disable the touch gesture. The keybinding itself can be managed in the keyboard shortcuts settings, without using ccsm. – dobey Apr 05 '18 at 11:58
  • Thanks, this helped me find a possible solution. https://askubuntu.com/questions/461481/help-to-disable-the-multi-touch-gestures-in-14-04 I ran synclient ClickFinger3=2 which disabled it from showing up when you tap 3 fingers (which I guess is what it was detecting on accident?). I think this should cover the bulk of my issues. – gopro_2027 Apr 05 '18 at 13:25