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G-dH / advanced-alttab-window-switcher

A highly customizable replacement for Gnome Shell's Alt-Tab window and app switchers.
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[FEATURE] activate search mode automatically #97

Closed fountainer closed 6 months ago

fountainer commented 6 months ago

Describe the bug The "Search Mode as Deafult" On the "Common" tab is switched on. However, I cannot activate search mode automatically when pressing Super+Tab. I have to press "Shift+E" to active search mode.

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Expected behavior Automatically enabling search mode when pressing Super+Tab.

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G-dH commented 6 months ago

The search mode should be active, just start typing while still holding the modifier key of your switcher shortcut. It allows you to activate the selected search results by releasing the modifier key as usual. Use the search toggle hotkey only if you want to release the modifier key without activating the result.

fountainer commented 6 months ago

I don't know I can type when holding the modifier key. However, it is a little inconvenient.

  1. Is it possible to activate search mode (don't have to press Shift+E, don't have to hold the modifier key) after pressing Super+Tab.
  2. Currently, the title is displayed only for the selected app. If I want to switch other apps/windows, I have to guess their titles. I use Contexts on macOS which is also a window switcher. It can disply app names, icons, and window titles vertically. I can filter using app names and window titles.
G-dH commented 6 months ago
  1. If it worked as you're suggesting, AATWS would cease to be usable for quick switching without pressing the Enter key to activate the selected item. However, if you set AATWS to replace the overview upon pressing the Super key, then it functions in that manner.
  2. You can enable the Show Window Titles option in the Settings, although there is usually insufficient space under the switcher item for the entire title.

If you require a vertical list of open windows, you can either utilize my WSP (Window Search Provider) extension, which allows you to search and list all open windows from the Activities overview, or you can try the Switcher extension.

fountainer commented 6 months ago

Thank you. I'll try them and check which is best suited for me.