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[Dane Henson <dane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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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