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[Eleni Maria Stea <923055@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug. Natty is no longer
supported and Unity's switcher is quite different. Therefore I changed
the status to Invalid.

** Changed in: compiz
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

** Changed in: compiz-core
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Won't Fix

** Changed in: compiz
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

** Changed in: compiz (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Wishlist

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Title:
  It is hard to visualize which application is selected on scale/spread
  mode (<super>+<w>) on Ubuntu Unity

Status in Ayatana Design:
  New
Status in Compiz:
  Won't Fix
Status in Compiz Core:
  Won't Fix
Status in compiz package in Ubuntu:
  Won't Fix

Bug description:
  My setup: Ubuntu 11.04 - the Natty Narwhal. I did not change any
  configuration of Unity after installing the system.

  Whenever I press <super>+<w> I can see all open applications side by
  side. If I click any of the windows I can switch to the corresponding
  application. All that is working perfectly.

  I just realised that instead of using the mouse to select another
  window, I can use the arrow keys on my keyboard to select which window
  I want to switch to. Once I the window I want to switch to is
  selected, I can hit <enter> and switch to the selected window.

  There is an extremely subtle difference between the selected window
  and the others. The selected window looks like it got the focus and
  the upper menu shows the window title.

  My complaint is simply that this difference between the selected
  window and the others is just too subtle.

  It should be much more easy to identify which window is selected
  during expo mode. I suggest adding some sort of glow behind the
  selected window, adding a frame around the selected window, or dimming
  the other windows. This feature should be easy to implement and would
  greatly enhance the usability of the expo mode.

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