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Questions tagged [window-switching]

These questions are about switching focus from one window to another within your window manager. This is not about switching from Windows to Linux.

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Restrict Alt+Tab to the current workspace in Gnome 3

Is there a way to tweak Alt+Tab in Gnome 3 so it will iterate windows only in the current workspace? I'm using Debian wheezy.
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Use a keyboard shortcut to switch between synergy-"ized" monitors/windows

Is it possible to map a command to my keyboard so that I can switch between my various windows? I checked on the synergy website but was not able to find very much about the subject. I'm trying to be able to essentially alt+tab and cycle through all…
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gjs strange process when alt tab

I'm using POP OS 21.04 with default gnome desktop enviroment (Gnome with Wayland) I noticed that when I use the alt-tab shortcut a strange process appears called "gjs" (this only happens on Wayland) When i use the command: ps aux | grep gjs I get…
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Switch easily between browser and editor

My usual workflow is like that (for instance): My screen is split into two. My editor (Emacs or whatever) for markdown is on the left, the other on the right (web browser to view the results of changes I made in editor.) Save changes in my…
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In xmonad, how can I bind a keyboard shortcut to focus a specific application?

E.g. I want to bind Mod+Shift+m to bring me to the window whose className is "Emacs", so I can instantly switch to that application regardless which workspace I'm in and which window I'm focusing.
user226404
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Switching to concrete windows with Openbox

This is a Lubuntu 16.04 running in live mode, that opens up at startup three windows (lxterminal, geany editor, and a graphic window). The user is intended to switch from the terminal to the editor and back, to command the system, and edit a file.…
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Steam game not launching on primary display

This is going to drive me crazy. I am having immense issues getting New Worlds to a. Open on the Correct monitor, and b. Run at the correct resolution. I have 3 monitors, setup using xrandr (Arch, i3). Two 1080p monitors and a 4k monitor designated…
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How do I switch to the next window (NOT the most recent one) in Gnome/Cinnamon?

Let's say that I have 26 open windows in Gnome (specifically, Cinnamon 3.8.8). I want to efficiently navigate through all of them and perform a single task in each. How do I accomplish this? Alt-Tab and Alt-Tick have the behavior of going to the…
Ben McIlwain
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Next/previous window switch in taskbar order in LXDE

I'm using lxde on openbox, lxpanel is opened on the bottom. I want to achieve to move between tasks/windows fast. But I can't find a way to do that, the feature I want is very simple: An indicator(a small triangle or some other visual indicator)…
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Running a script on leaving an i3 workspace

Does i3 have the ability to run a script whenever one leaves a workspace? I ask because I would like a certain keyboard layout in emacs (including hyper) and a different one outside of emacs (including mode switch). I have a small keyboard.
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How to configure the mouse wheel to scroll between windows of the same group?

I'm more used to Unity and I really like the option of placing my mouse pointer over an opened application icon and scroll the mouse wheel to move between the application's opened windows. In XFCE this still works but it also traverses between all…
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Conditonally switch to different window on keypress

I currently use awesomewm As I solve math problems I need to time them, I use Kronometer (from KDE) to keep record of the time taken by Lapping, I also have their solutions open on Okular, I need to repeatedly switch between the two. Kronometer does…
Harshit Tomar
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How to isolate open applications, and ideally processes, in Ubuntu workspace?

I combine work and study, so I need a separate set of tabs for each task. For example: for work it is chrome with work-related tabs, vscode, obsidian.md and others, and for study - chrome, but with others, overleaf, pycharm, todoist etc. If you use…
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KDE/Wayland How to switch program when clicking notification?

I'm on Arch/KDE/Wayland. Currently KDE won't switch to a program if I click the belonging notification, for example if I get a eMail in thunderbird. Also switching to e.g. my browser doesn't work if I click a link in a different application.…
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Is there any way to replicate Windows 10 ctrl-alt-tab behavior in Cinnamon

For the unaware: In Windows 10, ctrl alt tab behaves like alt tab except the switcher pop-up remains onscreen after the shortcut keys are released. With the pop-up on-screen, it can be navigated with tab, the arrow keys, or the mouse. Coming from…
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