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Wrapping Switch Windows in Zorin
I am running Zorin 16 and have configured Switch Windows to use Alt + Tab and this shows me what I want. I haven't installed any special extensions. However, the popup that appears is too wide, and I need to keep pressing Tab (while maintaining Alt ) to show windows that are too far to the right. Is...
I am running Zorin 16 and have configured Switch Windows to use
Alt+Tab
and this shows me what I want. I haven't installed any special extensions.
However, the popup that appears is too wide, and I need to keep pressing Tab (while maintaining Alt) to show windows that are too far to the right.
Is there a way to 'wrap' the popup window, in a similar way to how MS Windows does things?
Rich
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Sep 12, 2023, 07:51 AM
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Steam game not launching on primary display
This is going to drive me crazy. I am having immense issues getting New Worlds to a. Open on the Correct monitor, and b. Run at the correct resolution. I have 3 monitors, setup using xrandr (Arch, i3). Two 1080p monitors and a 4k monitor designated as primary. When I launch New World, 75% of the tim...
This is going to drive me crazy. I am having immense issues getting New Worlds to a. Open on the Correct monitor, and b. Run at the correct resolution.
I have 3 monitors, setup using xrandr (Arch, i3). Two 1080p monitors and a 4k monitor designated as primary.
When I launch New World, 75% of the time it launches on the primary display. That random 25% of the time though, it insists on launching on the 1080p display. When it does this, I try to go into video settings in-game to select my 4K monitor for display, but it doesn't show up and the max resolution available is 1080p.
Has anyone else run into similar issues? The only way I've found to resolve it involves removing all data for the game within /{steam_install_location}/steamapps/compatdata/1063730/
Arch w/ Linux Kernel 6.1.1, running New Worlds via Steam/Proton.
JLCarveth
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Jan 10, 2023, 11:05 PM
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How to isolate open applications, and ideally processes, in Ubuntu workspace?
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 o...
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?
essacult
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Jan 11, 2023, 10:56 AM
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Is there any way to replicate Windows 10 ctrl-alt-tab behavior in Cinnamon
For the unaware: In Windows 10, ```ctrl``` ```alt``` ```tab``` behaves like ```alt``` ```tab``` except the switcher pop-up remains onscreen after the shortcut keys are released. With the pop-up on-screen, it can be navigated with ```tab```, the arrow keys, or the mouse. Coming from Windows 10, my no...
For the unaware: In Windows 10,
Zach
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Nov 5, 2022, 07:13 AM
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How to take screenshot of KDE task switcher?
I've tried hotkeys using Spectacle, but even when I use the hotkeys when the screen shots what I want, it doesn't work - I guess because I can only use those hotkeys by tricking the app switcher into not disappearing by carefully shifting from Alt+Tab to Win+PrintScreen Is there some way to achieve...
I've tried hotkeys using Spectacle, but even when I use the hotkeys when the screen shots what I want, it doesn't work - I guess because I can only use those hotkeys by tricking the app switcher into not disappearing by carefully shifting from Alt+Tab to Win+PrintScreen
Is there some way to achieve this?
Slbox
(313 rep)
Dec 18, 2021, 12:52 AM
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How do I switch to the next window (NOT the most recent one) in Gnome/Cinnamon?
Let's say that I have 26 open windows in Gnome (specifically, Cinnamon 3.8.8). I want to efficiently navigate through all of them and perform a single task in each. How do I accomplish this? `Alt-Tab` and `Alt-Tick` have the behavior of going to the *previous* window, so if I'm on A and I hit them o...
Let's say that I have 26 open windows in Gnome (specifically, Cinnamon 3.8.8). I want to efficiently navigate through all of them and perform a single task in each. How do I accomplish this?
Alt-Tab and Alt-Tick have the behavior of going to the *previous* window, so if I'm on A and I hit them once then I'm B, but hit them again and I'm on A rather than onto C. You have to hit them successively more times to get to the later windows, which just doesn't work at all.
Instead, I want to be on window A, press a keyboard shortcut, be on window B, press the shortcut again, be on window C, etc. In other words, I want to navigate through the windows showing on my desktop taskbar in exactly the way I use Ctrl-Tab and Ctrl-Shift-Tab to navigate through tabs within an application.
How do I accomplish this? I'm on Debian, for what it's worth, but I don't think that should affect the answer.
Ben McIlwain
(353 rep)
Jan 27, 2020, 04:10 AM
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gjs strange process when alt tab
I'm using POP OS 21.04 with default gnome desktop enviroment (Gnome with Wayland) I noticed that when I use the alt-tab shortcut a strange process appears called "gjs" (this only happens on Wayland) When i use the command: ps aux | grep gjs I get the following output: ``` kiriaevi 3023 0.0 0.4 27449...
I'm using POP OS 21.04 with default gnome desktop enviroment (Gnome with Wayland) I noticed that when I use the alt-tab shortcut a strange process appears called "gjs" (this only happens on Wayland)
When i use the command: ps aux | grep gjs I get the following output:
kiriaevi 3023 0.0 0.4 2744968 29028 ? Sl 20:56 0:00 /usr/bin/gjs /usr/share/gnome-shell/org.gnome.Shell.Notifications
kiriaevi 6165 0.0 1.0 2799156 71668 ? Sl 21:24 0:00 gjs /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rastersoft.com/ding.js -E -P /usr/share/gnome-shell/extensions/ding@rastersoft.com -M 0 -D 0:0:1920:1080:1
kiriaevi 6674 0.0 0.0 18924 912 pts/0 S+ 21:34 0:00 grep --color=auto gjs
Kiriaevi
(31 rep)
Aug 1, 2021, 06:56 AM
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How can I get Linux Mint to show 3-d app switcher like in Windows 7?
In Windows 7 there was a setting to make `Windows+Tab` display a 3-d preview of every application and holding down the `Windows` key while releasing and pressing the `Tab` key would cycle through each application. How can I get the same functionality in Mint?
In Windows 7 there was a setting to make
Windows+Tab display a 3-d preview of every application and holding down the Windows key while releasing and pressing the Tab key would cycle through each application.
How can I get the same functionality in Mint?
Paul
(537 rep)
Feb 21, 2021, 03:40 PM
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Executing command when application comes to the foreground (Ubuntu 19.04, X11)
I'd like to be able to execute a command when switching to specific applications. In particular, I'd like to able to change the xmodmap when switching to the Terminal and then change it again when switching away (e.g. to firefox). I figure that it may be possible to detect when an application comes...
I'd like to be able to execute a command when switching to specific applications. In particular, I'd like to able to change the xmodmap when switching to the Terminal and then change it again when switching away (e.g. to firefox).
I figure that it may be possible to detect when an application comes to the foreground, and then run xmodmap?
How would I do this (esp. on Ubuntu 19.04, X11)?
Some things I've discovered:
There is a visibilityNotify event which the X server can produce. Not sure how to utilise this and whether it does what I want?
"xdotool search --class Terminal behave %@ focus getwindowpid" notifies on focus change, which is great. However, getactivewindow causes a segmentation fault, so I cannot actually get the window id for use with xwininfo or similar. Any ideas along those lines?
bjohas
(139 rep)
Aug 11, 2019, 04:28 PM
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In xmonad, how can I bind a keyboard shortcut to focus a specific application?
E.g. I want to bind Mod + Shift + m to bring me to the window whose className is "Emacs", so I can instantly switch to that application regardless which workspace I'm in and which window I'm focusing.
E.g. I want to bind Mod+Shift+m to bring me to the window whose className is "Emacs", so I can instantly switch to that application regardless which workspace I'm in and which window I'm focusing.
user226404
Apr 11, 2017, 11:23 AM
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Switch easily between browser and editor
My usual workflow is like that (for instance): My screen is split into two. My editor (Emacs or whatever) for markdown is on the left, the other on the right (web browser to view the results of changes I made in editor.) - Save changes in my editor - Press Alt-Tab to switch to browser window. I usua...
My usual workflow is like that (for instance): My screen is split into two. My editor (Emacs or whatever) for markdown is on the left, the other on the right (web browser to view the results of changes I made in editor.)
- Save changes in my editor
- Press Alt-Tab to switch to browser window. I usually have many windows open and it is sometimes taking time to press Alt-Tab several times (I usually miss the window I need.) Then click F5 to refresh my browser.
- Then back to my editor to edit my markdown and recycle above items again if necessary.
I wonder there is a way to shorten the time of doing all the steps above. I am using Gnome. I would like to bind a key for all steps above.
ofenerci
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Jul 21, 2017, 03:14 PM
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Next/previous window switch in taskbar order in LXDE
I'm using lxde on openbox, lxpanel is opened on the bottom. I want to achieve to move between tasks/windows fast. But I can't find a way to do that, the feature I want is very simple: 1. An indicator(a small triangle or some other visual indicator) that tells which task/window is currently active 2....
I'm using lxde on openbox, lxpanel is opened on the bottom.
I want to achieve to move between tasks/windows fast. But I can't find a way to do that, the feature I want is very simple:
1. An indicator(a small triangle or some other visual indicator) that tells which task/window is currently active
2. when I type Super+n/p to move to the task/window on the right/left.
3. [nice to have feature] provide a way to focus on a task/window by just using keyboard, maybe label the task/window with numbers.
Is there anyway to achieve the above function? or there's some other better recommendation?
Aaron Shen
(477 rep)
Jun 25, 2017, 05:12 AM
• Last activity: Jun 25, 2017, 10:08 PM
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Switching to concrete windows with Openbox
This is a Lubuntu 16.04 running in live mode, that opens up at startup three windows (lxterminal, geany editor, and a graphic window). The user is intended to switch from the terminal to the editor and back, to command the system, and edit a file. The `Nextwindow` and `PreviousWindow` would make it,...
This is a Lubuntu 16.04 running in live mode, that opens up at startup three windows (lxterminal, geany editor, and a graphic window). The user is intended to switch from the terminal to the editor and back, to command the system, and edit a file. The
Nextwindow and PreviousWindow would make it, but the user has to avoid the graphic window. Is there any way to identify these windows and switch from one to the other by some keybinding?
nightcod3r
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Feb 25, 2017, 12:03 PM
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Running a script on leaving an i3 workspace
Does i3 have the ability to run a script whenever one leaves a workspace? I ask because I would like a certain keyboard layout in emacs (including hyper) and a different one outside of emacs (including mode switch). I have a small keyboard.
Does i3 have the ability to run a script whenever one leaves
a workspace? I ask because I would like a certain keyboard
layout in emacs (including hyper) and a different one outside of emacs
(including mode switch). I have a small keyboard.
Toothrot
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Jan 11, 2017, 11:56 AM
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Can detached screens by "imported" inti active session?
I have a few screen sessions that I started from the native shell. Now, in order to switch from one to another, I always detach the current and re-attach the one I want to switch to which works fine but it would be great if my active screens could be "imported" to an attached session so that I can s...
I have a few screen sessions that I started from the native shell. Now, in order to switch from one to another, I always detach the current and re-attach the one I want to switch to which works fine but it would be great if my active screens could be "imported" to an attached session so that I can simply switch between screens with
I realize that I can multiple sessions within one screen but what I'm wondering is, if I can import existing sessions?
^a n & ^a p. Is there an option to do this?
**EDIT1**I realize that I can multiple sessions within one screen but what I'm wondering is, if I can import existing sessions?
stdcerr
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Dec 11, 2016, 11:02 PM
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Restrict Alt+Tab to the current workspace in Gnome 3
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.
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.
Fokos
(133 rep)
Dec 7, 2014, 03:24 PM
• Last activity: Jan 8, 2016, 09:34 AM
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How to configure the mouse wheel to scroll between windows of the same group?
I'm more used to Unity and I really like the option of placing my mouse pointer over an opened application icon and scroll the mouse wheel to move between the application's opened windows. In XFCE this still works but it also traverses between all opened windows for other applications, while I only...
I'm more used to Unity and I really like the option of placing my mouse pointer over an opened application icon and scroll the mouse wheel to move between the application's opened windows.
In XFCE this still works but it also traverses between all opened windows for other applications, while I only want to change windows the application I'm pointing at.
For example if I have multiple Chromium windows opened and my IDE too. If I place the mouse's pointer over Chromium and scroll, the IDE windows will be shown if I scroll long enough, while I only need to switch between Chromium windows.
How can this be done please ?
Muhammad Gelbana
(1683 rep)
Dec 18, 2015, 02:32 PM
• Last activity: Dec 18, 2015, 10:12 PM
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Use a keyboard shortcut to switch between synergy-"ized" monitors/windows
Is it possible to map a command to my keyboard so that I can switch between my various windows? I checked on the synergy website but was not able to find very much about the subject. I'm trying to be able to essentially alt+tab and cycle through all the applications I have running on all my computer...
Is it possible to map a command to my keyboard so that I can switch between my various windows?
I checked on the synergy website but was not able to find very much about the subject. I'm trying to be able to essentially alt+tab and cycle through all the applications I have running on all my computers.
It's not necessary that all windows show up on the main screen but I'd like to be able to shift focus to a different window without having to move my mouse.
Mark D
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Sep 12, 2014, 02:17 PM
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