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Bug 656651 - ALT-TAB also tabs sub-windows.
ALT-TAB also tabs sub-windows.
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 688913
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: app-switcher
3.0.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-08-16 12:35 UTC by G. Michael Carter
Modified: 2014-04-26 19:02 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description G. Michael Carter 2011-08-16 12:35:39 UTC 
I tent to have more than one window open for an application.  When ALT-TAB it would be nice to have it tab through the windows rather than having to use the arrow keys or mouse.

ALT-TAB only requires one hand.
Comment 1 Florian Müllner 2011-08-16 12:42:27 UTC 
That's what Alt-` is for (or whatever key is located above TAB in your layout).
Comment 2 G. Michael Carter 2011-08-16 13:36:57 UTC 
Ok then how about having ALT-` go between apps rather than staying to only one.
Comment 3 Stef Walter 2011-08-21 07:31:47 UTC 
The current behavior with ALT-TAB switching only between applications forces the user to think about applications and not just open documents.

Two writer documents open both represent tasks, as does an open mail client or web browser. Grouping the two writer documents as a 'single application' is an arbitrary and implementation specific distinction which the user doesn't really care about.
Comment 4 Philippe "RzR" Coval 2012-11-22 23:33:16 UTC 
Yes I agree, with this suggestion

Can you tell how to customize behavior to :

* alt-tab cycle all windows of all desktops (like old wm)
* alt-` for cycling sub-windows of current application


Is there an ergonomy document to look at ?

Regards
Comment 5 Florian Müllner 2014-04-26 19:02:18 UTC 
We do have a (GNOME2-style) window switcher in addition to the GNOME3 app switcher nowadays (though only the latter has a keyboard shortcut assigned by default), so tentatively closing this.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 688913 ***