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Bug 597780 - Atl-tab should just not jump to next app on invokation
Atl-tab should just not jump to next app on invokation
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gnome-shell
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: gnome-shell-maint
gnome-shell-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-10-08 09:07 UTC by Michael Monreal
Modified: 2011-02-09 18:01 UTC
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Description Michael Monreal 2009-10-08 09:07:19 UTC 
Example: have one browser window (and a few other apps) on workspace 1 and another browser window on workspace 2. Got to workspace 1 and have the browser window be the active one, then try alt-tabbing to the other bowser window on workspace 2. Pressing alt-tab will select the second app in the switcher, while the browser entry is the first one (being the active window). So you have to alt-tab all the way through the list, alt-tab-shift back (which I think a lot of people don't know or at least don't use) or use the mouse.

Having Alt-tab not switch to the second app directly also has the benefit of allowing to dismiss the switching by just leaving the keys after one press.
Comment 1 lexual 2009-12-10 04:55:42 UTC 
Perhaps the above could be implemented, and users can use alt-escape for quick switch between previous window.

Also, it seems that alt-tab isn't even shown if alt-tab is pressed and released quickly, so it would make sense when alt-tab is pressed and alt held, that current window would be displayed.
Comment 2 Dan Winship 2011-02-09 18:01:47 UTC 
bugzilla isn't the right place for design suggestions and we're not going to change this at this point anyway.