Created attachment 1006026 [details] desired behavior +++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #967769 +++ Description of problem: The behaviour of Alt+Tab has changed from F18. This might just be a regression. Alt+Tab doesn't prefer windows on current workspace. It instead switches to other windows, causing workspace switches as well. This is unexpected, please revert to older behaviour. --- Additional comment from Florian Müllner on 2013-05-28 08:47:30 EDT --- (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #0) > The behaviour of Alt+Tab has changed from F18. This might just be a > regression. It is not, this is a deliberate upstream change. The old behavior was fairly unpredictable (resulting in quite a list of bugs), the new behavior is much simpler - applications appear strictly in the order they have been used. --- Additional comment from Amit Shah on 2013-05-29 00:35:56 EDT --- (In reply to Florian Müllner from comment #1) > (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #0) > > The behaviour of Alt+Tab has changed from F18. This might just be a > > regression. > > It is not, this is a deliberate upstream change. The old behavior was fairly > unpredictable (resulting in quite a list of bugs), the new behavior is much > simpler - applications appear strictly in the order they have been used. Is there a way to revert to the older behaviour? I find the older behaviour predictable, and the new one not at all. --- Additional comment from Florian Müllner on 2013-05-29 12:02:17 EDT --- (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #2) > Is there a way to revert to the older behaviour? No, except by using an extension that implements the old popup. --- Additional comment from Amit Shah on 2013-05-29 14:16:47 EDT --- (In reply to Florian Müllner from comment #3) > (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #2) > > Is there a way to revert to the older behaviour? > > No, except by using an extension that implements the old popup. I installed the Alt-Tab Workspace extension: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/310/alt-tab-workspace/ It restricts alt+tab to windows on current workspace. That's slightly suboptimal, though (I'd like windows from all workspaces listed, but windows local to the current workspace preferred). Is this bug a WONTFIX, then? --- Additional comment from Florian Müllner on 2013-05-30 09:50:03 EDT --- (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #4) > (In reply to Florian Müllner from comment #3) > > No, except by using an extension that implements the old popup. > > I installed the Alt-Tab Workspace extension: > > https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/310/alt-tab-workspace/ > > It restricts alt+tab to windows on current workspace. That's slightly > suboptimal, though (I'd like windows from all workspaces listed, but windows > local to the current workspace preferred). Oh, I didn't investigate whether such an extension already exists - what I meant is that interested developers can pick up the "old" alt-tab code from the git history and make it available as an extension. > Is this bug a WONTFIX, then? Yes, in case of the application switcher. Since 3.8 we also include a window switcher (which does not have a keybinding by default, see "Switch windows" in Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Navigation) that works more or less like the old Metacity switcher did. It has an option to list all winodws or only windows from the current workspaces; I'd be open to add a 3rd option to show all windows, but grouped by workspace. --- Additional comment from Amit Shah on 2013-05-30 13:32:30 EDT --- (In reply to Florian Müllner from comment #5) > > Is this bug a WONTFIX, then? > > Yes, in case of the application switcher. Since 3.8 we also include a window > switcher (which does not have a keybinding by default, see "Switch windows" > in Settings->Keyboard->Shortcuts->Navigation) that works more or less like > the old Metacity switcher did. It has an option to list all winodws or only > windows from the current workspaces; I'd be open to add a 3rd option to show > all windows, but grouped by workspace. Hm, I can't quite figure out what the window switcher does (seems to only allow selecting between the 1st two windows listed with Alt+Tab, if that shortcut is assigned to it, but other windows can be selected using arrow keys / mouse). However, if you can get something that brings the older behaviour back, I'd like it very much. Thanks --- Additional comment from Florian Müllner on 2013-05-31 08:48:30 EDT --- (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #6) > Hm, I can't quite figure out what the window switcher does (seems to only > allow selecting between the 1st two windows listed with Alt+Tab, if that > shortcut is assigned to it, but other windows can be selected using arrow > keys / mouse). That sounds like a known gnome-control-center bug - does "gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications '[]'" fix it? --- Additional comment from Amit Shah on 2013-11-12 14:44:55 EST --- (In reply to Florian Müllner from comment #7) > (In reply to Amit Shah from comment #6) > > Hm, I can't quite figure out what the window switcher does (seems to only > > allow selecting between the 1st two windows listed with Alt+Tab, if that > > shortcut is assigned to it, but other windows can be selected using arrow > > keys / mouse). > > That sounds like a known gnome-control-center bug - does "gsettings set > org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications '[]'" fix it? Yes, it does. I'm trying this on F20 now: $ rpm -q gnome-shell gnome-shell-3.10.1-2.fc20.x86_64 --- Additional comment from Fedora End Of Life on 2015-01-09 13:14:01 EST --- This message is a notice that Fedora 19 is now at end of life. Fedora has stopped maintaining and issuing updates for Fedora 19. 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