I would like to make the window switcher (typically invoked with Alt-Tab) in Unity to show only windows from the current workspace. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Ubuntu – How to show windows only from the current workspace in Unity switcher
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13.04
Raring has had a number of improvements in this area which should improve the workflow for someone using multiple workspaces.
Lets look at some examples:
In this example you can see that I have Firefox and Terminal open in different workspaces - with firefox open in two instances on separate workspaces:
Look closely at the Launcher:
Firefox is shown with a full pip - thats the arrow shown. It only shows one since this is the only one running in this workspace.
The terminal pip is a narrow version indicating that its running in a different workspace. Thus you get an instant indication of BOTH applications running in the workspace as well as possible other applications running.
If you had two instances of firefox running in the workspace you would have two pips.
To create another instance of Firefox on another workspace, right-click and choose one of the first two options shown:
To flip between different instances, choose from the window title shown in the right-click quicklist.
You can revert back to the older style of window switcher by enabling the Static Application Switcher plugin in CompizConfig Settings Manager:
Steps:
CompizConfig Manager is gotten through
sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager(thanks to @donbright)sudo apt-get install compiz-pluginsto get the static application switcher to show up. (thanks to @Milimetric)CompizConfig Manager is started by typing
ccsmin terminal (thanks to @donbright)Disable the keyboard shortcuts for Unity's switcher by unchecking CompizConfig Settings Manager ▸ Desktop ▸ Ubuntu Unity Plugin ▸ Switcher ▸ Key to start the switcher ▸ Enabled and Key to start the switcher in reverse ▸ Enabled
Enable the Static Application Switcher by checking CompizConfig Settings Manager ▸ Window Management ▸ Static Application Switcher ▸ Enable Static Application Switcher
Best Answer
For 12.04
This is the default behavior now!
For 11.10:
This isn't currently possible, however there is a workaround that you can set that will display the applications in your current workspace first, which means you can Alt-Tab to it quickly without having to go through applications in your other workspaces. Though this doesn't limit the switcher to the current desktop but it at least puts the apps on that desktop first:
First: