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[Toki Tahmid <oxwivi@xxxxxxxxx>]

How exactly do you switch between window and application switching modes?

On 16 April 2011 18:54, Jeremy Nickurak <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Apr 15, 2011 4:58 PM, "Toki Tahmid" <oxwivi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > For switching windows of the same program, while I cannot come up with an
> easy graphical means, I've got a good suggestion. Since we're already used
> to changing windows with Alt + Tab, we can use Shift + Tab to switch windows
> of the same program, as if to say, "shift between windows". Similarly, we
> can use Ctrl + Tab to open a window of the same program, as in "control the
> program".
>
> Gnome-shell uses alt-` (the backtick, the key above tab). This has the
> advantage that, while holding alt down, you can switch between
> window-switching-mode and application-switching-mode without releasing the
> modifier.
>
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