Add ability to AltTab between all windows, not just apps

[ejnaiman]

In Windows native, AltTab switches between all windows - so if I have 2 chrome windows open (as in your example), I can switch between them, as opposed to jumping between apps. If you would add that as an option, that would be very helpful for me. For now I have to use WinTab and then the arrow keys.

Thanx, EJ

[hdlx]

Hey, thanks for making the issue 🙂 It's clear now. If you want to switch between windows of a specific application, say Chrome in the example, you can by first selecting Chrome using alt + tab, and then switching between the 2 Chrome windows using alt + `. Is that sufficient? Treating each window like a single entry is definitely doable, but then, we end up with a reproduction of the native Windows switcher behavior. The main point of Alt App Switcher is differ from Windows behavior by merging windows of the same app into one single entry. It's inspired by the behavior of the MacOS switcher.

[ejnaiman]

Got it.

I have 2 reasons:

1. Microsoft keeps threatening to remove the AltTab behavior - which, from what I read, they kind of did in 11 already.
2. Some app's icons do not show up with Windows AltTab - so your AltTab would be helpful as well - the circled one is whatsapp:

[image: image.png] But I get what you're saying.

Have a good day,

-EJ Naiman @.***

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 12:11 PM Paul Hubert @.***> wrote:

Hey, thanks for making the issue 🙂 It's clear now. If you want to switch between windows of a specific application, say Chrome in the example, you can by first selecting Chrome using alt + tab, and then switching between the 2 Chrome windows using alt + `. Is that sufficient? Treating each window like a single entry is definitely doable, but then, we end with a reproduction of the native Windows switcher behavior. The main point of Alt App Switcher is differ from Windows behavior by merging windows of the same app into one single entry. It's inspired by the behavior of the MacOS switcher.

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[hdlx]

Hi. This sounds reasonable. Also, one might like other features brought by Alt App Switcher (appearance, custom size, custom key bindings) while still preferring Windows behavior over the MacOS one. I'll find some time to add this option.

[ejnaiman]

TIA,

-EJ Naiman @.***

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024, 23:54 Paul Hubert @.***> wrote:

Hi. This sounds reasonable. Also, one might like other features brought by Alt App Switcher (apperance, custom size, custom keys) while still preferring Windows behaviour over the MacOS-like one. I'll find some time to add this option.

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