gala-alt-tab-plus
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A less flashy alt-tab window switcher for gala and Elementary OS
Gala Alt Tab Plus
Replace the default alt-tab behavior of gala/elementary os with a simpler UI inspired by the Gnome switcher and MacOS.
:warning: If you are looking for an Elementary 6 Odin compatible version check out small-tech/catts. :warning:
This is based off of tom95/gala-alternate-alt-tab
Build Requirements
- elementary-sdk
- libclutter-1.0-dev
- libwnck-3-dev
Make sure you apt install all of the above requirements before trying to build.
Install
build from sources:
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make
sudo make install
# Restart gala
sudo gala --replace &
Running tests
Modifying the primary gala instance can result in a broken desktop that requires a restart to fix.
To avoid this, you should use xephyr:
sudo apt install xserver-xephyr
# Run the test script starts up xephyr, calculator and xterm
./test.sh
With xephyr active you can give it focus with ctrl-shift and test out the new alt-tab behavior.
Once you're done testing you can remove the plugin with.
./cleanup.sh
Troubleshooting
Alt + Shift + Tab doesn't work
Elementary ships with Alt + Shift bound 'switch layouts'. Make sure you go
into 'Settings > Keyboard > Layout' and remove/reassign this keybinding.
Tested versions
- Elementary OS 5.1.6
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