Icons in Alt-Tab

[Sander Balkenende]

additional to this, I would appriciate to see the list of active programs in
the alt-tab pop-up, as in kde or windows.
For example: if three windows are open, alt-tab shows all three icons (or
names) and the one with the alt-tab focus highlighted. Does shift-alt-tab
work by the way? (cannot test here). If you have loads of apps open, this is
useful (or the Gimp, anyone?)

Sander

-----Original Message-----
From: xfce-bounces at xfce.org [mailto:xfce-bounces at xfce.org]On Behalf Of
Ariel Arjona
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 5:07 PM
To: xfce list
Subject: Re: Icons in Alt-Tab


I think the window outline is really nice as an additional hint, but
like I mentioned below, since I have most of my windows maximized, I
can't really use it (all outlines are the same size).

Furthermore, I realized that when I'm working, I'm application-oriented.
I do not remember where in the screen my windows are but I do remember
what app I'm working with because the app remains constant throughout
the task, unlike window placement.

When I have to depend on window placement for task switching, any
alteration would slow me down (since all window outlines look pretty
much the same).

Regards,
Ariel

Jack Coates wrote:

>no big deal to me, but have you noticed that the window border of the
>window in question pops up? That's how I identify what I'm looking for,
>because I remember where it was on the screen.
>
>On Tue, 2003-09-30 at 23:47, Ariel Arjona wrote:
>
>
>>Hello all.
>>
>>I noticed that when I alt-tab, I see the window title in the box, but
>>not its icon.
>>
>>I just came to realize how useful these icons are to me when I'm working
>>because they spare me from having to read the title most of the time.
>>
>>Having to read the text forces me to take away my mind from the problem
>>I'm solving and concentrate on finding out which window I need to switch
>>to, which slows me down a lot. Moreover, since I run most of my windows
>>maximized or close to it, I can't really use the window border hint.
>>
>>Is there any chance that app icons get added to the alt-tab box?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ariel
>>
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