I combine work and study, so I need a separate set of tabs for each task. For example: for work it is chrome with work-related tabs, vscode, obsidian.md and others, and for study - chrome, but with others, overleaf, pycharm, todoist etc. If you use built-in workspaces, the problem is that when you open the same application in one workspace, it opens a window of that application in another workspace, switching workspaces. I would like tabs to be separate, and ideally -- and processes, so that multiple instances of, for example, telegram, spotify, and similar applications can be opened. One way to do this is to have separate users, but when you switch between them, one or the other user instance goes into hibernation or shuts down. So my question is: how to isolate open applications or even processes, if it's possible, in Ubuntu workspace?

For the unaware: In Windows 10,

behaves like

except the switcher pop-up remains onscreen after the shortcut keys are released. With the pop-up on-screen, it can be navigated with

, the arrow keys, or the mouse. Coming from Windows 10, my normal workflow binds

as a macro to a side button on my mouse. Such that I can quickly switch between windows with only my mouse, keeping the cursor centred on-screen. In my experience so far with Linux Mint Cinnamon, the default

behaves exactly as in Windows, but I haven't found any equivalent to Windows'

. Any solutions would be appreciated, I'm open to suggestions pointing to custom tools or different DEs.

How can I tweak Alt+Tab in Gnome 3 so it will iterate windows only in the current **monitor**? I'm using ArchLinux.

Somehow (I have no idea how) I broke my ALT + TAB functionality. I'm using Linux Mint (MATE edition), and when I press ALT + TAB instead of switching to another application it very briefly shows the desktop, then returns me back to the application I was on. I've tried enabling and disabling both the "Application Switcher" and "Static Application Switcher" in the CompizConfig, but neither has any effect. Even if both are disabled, I still get the same "briefly show the desktop then return to the original app" behavior. This made me think that I somehow had rebound my ALT + TAB keybinding, but when I go to Keyboard Shortcuts it does show "Move between windows, using a popup window" set to ALT + TAB. If I change it (eg. to CTRL + ALT + A) the "show desktop briefly" behavior goes away ... unless I then do CTRL + ALT + A, in which case that behavior returns. So in summary: * I have a keybinding for ALT + TAB to "Move between windows, using a popup window", and this binding appears to trigger the "show desktop briefly" behavior even if I change it to a different binding * I previously had "Static Application Switcher" enabled in CompizConfig, but whether I enable it, "Application Switcher", or none of the above, I see the same behavior Thus, it seems I've somehow actually broken the "Move between windows, using a popup window" functionality, completely independent of Compiz ... and I have no idea how I can restore it. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I installed budgie desktop on Endeavour OS (based on Arch Linux) using the package manager (yay). I am unable to switch between applications using alt-tab. Also, the control panel does not open. How can I enable alt-tab?

On my Linux Mint 17.2 Cinnamon system, ALT+TAB switcher, in the default settings (icon and thumbnail pop up in the switcher) shows a pixelated icon for one of my applications. I do not know where the icons are loaded from, and as a result I do not know how to fix this. So where are the ALT+TAB icons loaded from into memory for the ALT+TAB switcher to use, and how can I resolve this issue of a low-resolution icon being loaded?

I have been using the **EXTERNAL keyboard** for the Linux Mint desktop.
Recently **Left Alt+tab** ( to switch between the currently opened windows ) and **LeftCtrl+LeftShift + tab** ( to go to the previous tab in chrome ) stopped working. **Note:** If I use the Right ( Cntrl, Shift, alt ) keys for the above combination it works fine. And Left ( Cntrl, Shift, alt ) are working (not for the above combinations ) If there is a way to fix it, let me know.
Thanks in advance :D **Edit:** Output for following Commands **xev** KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1530392, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x10, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1532104, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x18, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1532824, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x10, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1534480, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x18, keycode 64 (keysym 0xffe9, Alt_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1539400, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1539496, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x11, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1539520, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x10, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyPress event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1539576, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x11, keycode 37 (keysym 0xffe3, Control_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XmbLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False KeyRelease event, serial 39, synthetic NO, window 0x5e00001, root 0x6a7, subw 0x0, time 1542144, (157,-10), root:(742,289), state 0x15, keycode 50 (keysym 0xffe1, Shift_L), same_screen YES, XLookupString gives 0 bytes: XFilterEvent returns: False **setxkbmap -print** xkb_keymap { xkb_keycodes { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" }; xkb_types { include "complete" }; xkb_compat { include "complete" }; xkb_symbols { include "pc+us+inet(evdev)" }; xkb_geometry { include "pc(pc105)" }; };

I'm using pop_os with Wayland and I was wondering whether there was a way to remove certain processes from the Alt-Tab menu. In my case I have a certain gjs process @!0,28;BDH which appears in my Alt-Tab menu and I would like to get rid of it.

I'm on Manjaro Gnome 3.28.3. For my situation, they do same thing, list thumbnails of all opened applications and if you press Super or Alt, Tab could help you to switch the applications. So, I want SuperTab and AltTab to do different things. Like SuperTab switch applications only on this workspace?

For some reason my version of Linux Mint MATE is configured to switch between applications on *any* workspace when I use ALT+TAB. Simple question: is there any way to limit it to only switch between applications on my *current* workspace?

I'm new to Linux and I'm using Pop!_OS 20.10 x86_64. The system by default enables an extension **Alt Tab: Raise First Window** and I cannot *disable* it: I disable the extension from **Gnome Tweaks** and also disable it from **Extension** app (green icon). But Alt + Tab still just raise one window. Example: I opened two folders in two windows. Press Alt+Tab, just one folder shows (the last used one). It should show two options to raise one of the opened folders (like most Alt+Tab does). But with I only get one choice so I cannot switch folders. This image is what I expect (not what I get). Could anybody help me with this? Thank you very much!

I think these problems bother me with the native alt-tab app: - It feels a bit sluggish - it takes about 0.3 seconds for the alt-tab window to appear. - I'd like to configure Alt-Shift-Tab to go one window backwards (not sure who to do this with the native one). - I don't like how the **only** visible window is the window I'm switching too - I'd like a behavior similar to Windows' alt-tab.

I do lots of research on net but I couldn't find any solution to my problem. My host machine is Fedora 25 and I have two guest OS (Kali Linux and Windows 10). Both in my guest OSs every shortcut works properly(Ctrl+C etc.). But alt+tab and Windows key shortcuts doesn't work for guest os. Even i activate or deactivate host key (Right Ctrl) it still tabs between programs in host os. Please help me?

I'coming from a mac, where the alt-tab application switcher is grouping windows of the same application as one entry in the application switcher dialog - I'm used to this behaviour, having ALL windows in the list is just too much. Is this possible with the default xfce alt-tab application switcher, or is there an (lightweight) alternative?

Is there a way to tweak the alt-tab behaviour in Gnome Shell to prioritize the current workspace? Currently, alt-tab prioritizes windows used most recently, instead of windows in the current workspace. I know how to restrict alt-tab to the current workspace , but I'm looking to prioritize the current workspace, not make it exclusive. I found that the Coverflow extension does what I want - it has an option "All workspaces, current first" - but this extension removes the default application grouping behaviour, and does not offer an option to restore it. There is an identical question here and here , so not optimistic about finding a solution, but figured I'd ask just in case. This used to be the default behaviour on Gnome Shell 3.4, so kinda surprised that there isn't a way to do that any more.

I am using awesomewm and have two monitors, and Mod4+j and Mod4+k cycles through windows on the current screen only. Is there a way to cycle through all windows/clients on all screens to make it work like ordinary Alt+Tab?

When I use Sublime text 3 in fullscreen (F11) mode and use alt+tab, the menu doesn't show. This is rather frustrating, since I'm unable to predict which window I'm switching to. Is there any way to change this behaviour or some way I can change my working habits to avoid this?

I'm using Linux Mint 17.3 with Cinnamon. I have a few applications open on the current workspace and was busy tabbing through them to get to a particular terminal window. I think I accidentally pressed something near the tab key because suddenly I was only tabbing through terminal windows! It was a pleasant surprise. I think I'd got to a terminal window, paused to see if it was the one I wanted, and then tried to alt+tab to the next but (as I said) pressed something else. I've been unable to replicate it and can't find it listed as a keyboard shortcut anywhere. Anyone know what I must have pressed??

Is there a way to tweak Alt+Tab in Gnome 3 so it will iterate windows only in the current workspace? I'm using Debian wheezy.

When using alt-tab, xfce (like most desktop managers) switches between te windows in the order of which window was used most recently. I would prefer to cycle in an order that does not change each time I use alt-tab. If possible, I would like to have the same order as the window buttons in my taskbar panel. Is there a way to do this? Another way to say this: I want alt-tab to be more similar to ctrl-tab in most web browsers. If it is not possible, then are there other desktop managers where it is possible (for Arch Linux)?