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Alt+Tab Like GUI for Fast Desktop Switching #9

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 9 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Some kind of window that can be brought up to select a desktop to jump to.  

Also potentially fired with hot corners

Original issue reported on code.google.com by IamTheFij on 3 Nov 2010 at 2:02

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Yea, I feel like that GUI would be pretty difficult though.  That's why I'm 
leaning more towards something like a box that comes up and either shows an 
array of squares (nothing in them) and a number in them that a user can click 
quickly or arrow up and down to and hit enter, or a box that comes up with a 
vertical list, much like when you right click on the tray icon, that lets you 
quickly click on them or arrow up and down and hit enter to switch.

Original comment by IamTheFij on 3 Nov 2010 at 5:20

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
I agree.  The best part about mDesktop for me is that it is lightweight.

Original comment by IamTheFij on 3 Nov 2010 at 6:05

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
Rather than alt-tab: I have it set on my Ubuntu install to switch desktops when 
I press <Windows>+<ArrowKey>. So <Windows>+<Left> goes to the desktop to the 
left, and so on. Another nice thing about Ubuntu is that I can hold down 
Windows and Alt and then an arrow to move the active window to the next desktop 
with me.

Since <Windows>+<ArrowKey> already does something, how about using AltGr or 
RightCtrl?

Original comment by tehrik...@gmail.com on 5 Dec 2010 at 12:03

GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
something like the old gnome pager would be nice where a box for each desktop 
is shown in the taskbar (or anywhere) and in each box is a representation of 
the windows in each desktop shown as smaller boxes.  What is nice about the 
gnome pager is dragging a window from one desktop to the other via the pager 
and being able to click on a given desktop in the pager and being taken to that 
desktop.  

I realize that these features are not trivial to implement, but as long as 
we're dreaming we might as well dream big.

Original comment by bw800...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2011 at 6:48

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GoogleCodeExporter commented 9 years ago 
That looks fantastic.  Very exciting.  Keep up the good work.

Original comment by bw800...@gmail.com on 4 Mar 2011 at 7:01