Wrap around the window switcher?

[indigoviolet]

Is it possible to wrap around when the end of the window sequence is reached in either direction?

Thank you for this extension, it's great!

[olejorgenb]

Glad you like it :) Input is always appreciated.

We have decided against wrap-around.

• The wrap-around feels disturbing (to me at least) when happening by accident (a perfect animation might help)
• Holding down left/right wouldn't work as a shorthand[1] for first/last if wrap-around was enabled.
• Nailing the wrap-around animation is not trivial (the wrap-around should be noticeable without being too disturbing) The default animation didn't work very well for wrap-around IIRC.

If you want to try the default animation experience apply this patch and restart gnome-shell:

diff --git a/tiling.js b/tiling.js
index a0c2542..5f380de 100644
--- a/tiling.js
+++ b/tiling.js
@@ -730,11 +730,11 @@ class Space extends Array {
         let row = space[index].indexOf(space.selectedWindow);
         switch (direction) {
         case Meta.MotionDirection.RIGHT:
-            index++;
+            index = (index+1) % space.length;
             row = -1;
             break;;
         case Meta.MotionDirection.LEFT:
-            index--;
+            index = (index-1 + space.length) % space.length;
             row = -1;
         }
         if (index < 0 || index >= space.length)

(only works for super-left/right, not super-,/.)

[1] Best enjoyed with reduced key-repeat delay though.

[indigoviolet]

I appreciate the quick response, the explanation and the patch. Cheers!

[jtaala]

Closing as question was answered.