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[Paul <1169045@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Public bug reported:

The traditional "Static Application Switcher" funtionality of Alt+Tab is
no longer available in raring. The new (now default) switcher style does
not handle the case of many similar windows gracefully. The upgrade is
also not handled gracefully; a user who used the Static Application
Switcher previously will have no Alt+Tab or Alt+Shift+Tab functionality
after upgrade.

Steps to reproduce:
1. Start four or more Terminal windows
2. Try to Alt+Tab between them without getting confused as to which is which

** Affects: compiz (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: alt application compiz order preview raring stack static switcher tab unity

** Description changed:

- The traditional "Static Application Switcher" funtionaliry of Alt+Tab is
+ The traditional "Static Application Switcher" funtionality of Alt+Tab is
  no longer available in raring. The new (now default) switcher style does
  not handle the case of many similar windows gracefully. The upgrade is
  also not handled gracefully; a user who used the Static Application
  Switcher previously will have no Alt+Tab or Alt+Shift+Tab functionality
  after upgrade.
  
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Start four or more Terminal windows
  2. Try to Alt+Tab between them without getting confused as to which is which

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Title:
  static application switcher (alt+tab) functionality not available

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