Is there a way to make alt tab a bit more like windows?

bradwiggo · 2021-06-29 21:13:20

I have been trying to switch to linux from windows, but one thing that is bugging me is the alt-tab interface. I use it all the time on windows, it's pretty much the only way I change between active programs.

The issues I have with the default XFCE one are:

1) It only shows previews of items that are maximised, this is really annoying as I try and keep as many programs as possible minimised in order to make it a lot less cluttered on the screen.
2) When you minimise something, it goes to the back of the list
3) There are no buttons to close the programs in the alt tab menu

Is there anyway to fix this, or is there an alternative that works more like windows? "I quite like "thumbnail grid" on KDE (it's basically just like Windows), problem is I don't like KDE for a variety of other reasons lol. idk if it's possible to get that one in XFCE.

Tamaranch · 2021-06-29 21:22:22

For 2) an option was added in 4.16: Window Manager Tweaks -> Cycling -> Cycle through minimized…

ToZ · 2021-06-30 13:42:22

For #3, see: https://gitlab.xfce.org/xfce/xfwm4/-/issues/358

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Is there a way to make alt tab a bit more like windows?

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