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JamieKitson

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Registered: 2005-02-13

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Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

Hi,

I'm a bit of a newbie, so forgive me if this is the wrong forums or something. I really like xfce, but I would like the alt-tab function to be more like MS Windows, ie, show me a list of processes/icons, atm I don't find alt-tabbing between apps too easy, and I tend to rely on the size of the window as a guide, which is a bit rubish.

I am on debian testing.

Thanks, Jamie

qbik

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Registered: 2005-02-18

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Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

I agree, so much.  The alt-tab window is my main issue with xfce... it just does not make much sense to me--I really need to see the list of apps I am switching to, before I switch to them, in order to be comfortable.

stonecrest

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Registered: 2004-09-25

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Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

http://xfce.lindesign.se/db/viewtopic.php?t=761

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JamieKitson

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Registered: 2005-02-13

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Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

Thanks. Can I get a specific patch for a specific version? Or do I have to use a certain version for the patch to work?

Thanks again, Jamie

www.rzr.online.fr

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Registered: 2004-04-01

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Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

Yea I posted a vote , to cycle *ALL* windows from *ALL* workspaces with alt-tab ...

About: Alt+Tab = Windows Cycling among workspace (not only current one)

I really want that feature, because i'd like to avoid to use the ctrl+alt+right shortcut (which require 2 hands)

http://lunar-linux.org/pipermail/xfce/2 … 08517.html

http://lunar-linux.org/pipermail/xfce/2 … 08526.html

>I didn't find the option to cycle through my applications with ALT-Tab.
>Cycling is only possible in the current workspace. Is this wanted or
>can I change this.
nope, it's intended that alt-tab only cycles through windows on the
current workspace.  this isn't a preference, and, IMHO, it shouldn't be.

Other features I like to use : a shortcut to unhide the pannel taskbar

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starpause

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Registered: 2006-04-03

Posts: 4

Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

http://xfce.lindesign.se/db/viewtopic.php?t=761

this link is now 404 Not Found

is there a way for alt-tab to display the full list of applications it is cycling through? this visualization would help me quite a bit!

thanks in advance for any advice  :-*

TomE

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Registered: 2005-02-05

Posts: 132

Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

you will beable to do this in 4.4 in the wmtweaks plugin.

You could try adding <option name="Xfwm/CycleWorkspaces" type="int" value="1"/> to you ~/.config/xfce4/mcs_settings/xfwm4.xml file, but it most likely wont work.

fdsaasdf

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Registered: 2006-04-29

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Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

http://xfce.lindesign.se/db/viewtopic.php?t=761

this link is now 404 Not Found

I found that page in google's cache  :razz: always a good place to look for MIA webpages...
http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:78p … ient=opera

IF that doesn't work, go here:
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22alt%2 … ndesign.se
and click on 'Cached' link under the result page...

makisupa123

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Registered: 2006-06-11

Posts: 2

Re: Can I Get MS Windows Style Alt-Tab Operation?

all of the links in this thread are dead...not suprising really.  So the "resolution" to this is that alt-tab cycling through all apps on all workspaces is not a desired behavior but the option will be in xfce 4.4?  So there is no way to add this option to 4.2?

Mak