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[Keith Adair <kjzz12@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dane +1. No. +1000
On Oct 7, 2012 10:00 AM, "Dane Henson" <dane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> This brings up another annoyance that I have seen in my use of elementary.
>  When I use Luna, I use it on a laptop.  I like to perform most of my
> actions using the keyboard if I can.  However, when I use the "expose all
> windows" shortcut [Super + w], I have to move my hand to the touchpad/mouse
> in order to select the window I want.
>
> I believe there should be an easy way (arrow keys, or the like) to select
> the window I want and then press enter/space/something to bring it to the
> front.  I haven't discovered anything for it yet, unless you guys snuck it
> into a newer daily image.
>
> If everyone agrees, I can open a bug for it.  Sorry for adding yet another
> thing to the list.
>
> On Sun, Oct 7, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Sergey Shnatsel Davidoff <
> sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> For power users there's EasyStroke, but I doubt we'll ship that by
> default. Multitouch should also help on some machines.
>
> 2012/10/7 Sergey "Shnatsel" Davidoff <sergey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/elementaryos/+bug/946666 is the answer
>>
>> 2012/10/7 Craig <weberc2@xxxxxxxxx>
>>
>>> Having just switched from Ubuntu 10.10 to Elementary on my desktop
>>> machine (which I haven't used in over a year), I've noticed a real
>>> irritation when trying to switch workspaces while one hand is on the
>>> mouse--the user has to take a hand off the mouse, put both hands on the
>>> keyboard (many keyboards don't have a super key near the arrow keys),
>>> activate the workspace switching motion, and then return their hand to
>>> their mouse to continue working. This isn't as big a problem on a laptop as
>>> most laptops have semi-decent trackpads right below the keyboard; however,
>>> on a typical desktop, this is a real irritation.
>>>
>>> Under older versions of Ubuntu (the ones that used the compiz cube by
>>> default) I liked being able to hold ctrl+alt and then click/drag to change
>>> workspaces; however, that still requires moving one hand to the keyboard
>>> which still feels tedious if your hand isn't there already. I propose
>>> coming up with a solution. It may not seem like a big deal, but if you're
>>> like me (having one application open per workspace) this can be a real
>>> annoyance.
>>>
>>> Thoughts?
>>>
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