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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.

The "application switcher" is called "window switcher" in Ubuntu Desktop Guide and is referred as "Alt-Tab" on Wikipedia. These names refer to the same feature.

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Why does pressing Alt + Tab cause a freeze?

Lately my computer is freezing a lot when I do the Alt + Tab combination in order to change window focus. I don't have Compiz or anything like that. What could be causing the system to lock up like this?
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Alternative Application Switcher (Alt+Tab) in a Desktop Environment

If I understand correctly, each DE has its 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, for example, in Unity environment, can I get Cinnamon…
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Keep switch applications menu opened

I'm using ubuntu 16.04 , I press alt + tab to show the menu of switch applications. Is it possible to keep this menu opened even when stop pressing alt ? up
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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 open windows (within the current workspace). Why…
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How to get previous behaviour of alt-tab task switcher in 11.10?

This question was asked before: How to get previous behaviour of alt-tab task switcher in 11.10 But the accepted answer did not answer the question. The 11.10 task switcher is way to slow. It does not show all of the apps running. It only shows…
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Switch multiple windows on Ubuntu 16.04

Can we work with multiple windows that belonged to the same application like Windows 7 on Ubuntu 16.04? Example: When i open multiple excel workbooks, I just need to point my cusor to excel icon on taskbar it will show windows preview of all…
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Can't use ALT-TAB to switch between windows

ALT-TAB used to work in unity on my Ubuntu 12.04 desktop. I installed gnome-session-fallback and logined using gnome classic. Now this key combination doesn't work any more. I checked ccsm, in the "Windows Management", I do have "Static Application…
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How to remove the delay in the switch windows function in Ubuntu

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04.2 LTS and notice a horrible delay (about half a second or more) in the switch windows function (I've replaced the default alt+tab for switching windows / the ungrouped function). So the gnome extension won't work…
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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 behavior. Here's what I mean: Given applications A,…
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how to use alt-tab when a menu is open

While the context menu or file-menu is open, any attempt to hit alt-tab (application-switcher) is ignored and the menu stays open. This happens in most applications (except for some chromium based apps like vs-code). Question: How to force alt-tab…
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Ubuntu application switcher like ElementaryOS

I love the way ElementaryOS aplication switcher looks like (alt+tab) and i want the same efect on my Ubuntu 13.04. Is there any way to accomplish this? Thnks
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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 first window on Desktop?
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