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sotix
Asked: 2013-08-14 07:28:20 +0800 CST

Is there a faster way to switch between program instances?

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I find it kinda slow to have to wait for the animation when all the instances of a program (e.g. all open firefox windows) are placed as thumbnails over the screen. Is there a faster/smoother way to switch between instances of a program without having to alt+Tab through ALL programs? Or an easy way to speed up or prevent the animation?

Thanks for any suggestions :)

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4 Answers

  1. Try using alt+`. This can be used with alt+Tab to switch between instances of other open programs.

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  2. Best Answer

    If you keep pressed Super, it shows Alt+\ to switch to another window of the same application, but I have an italian keyboard so I don't know if it works for other configs.

    Probably, in your keyboard layout you should use Alt+key-above-tab

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  3. A note for KDE users: the default shortcut for this feature is Alt+`, which, by the way, is not very practical for some keyboard layouts (german, italian for example).

    To change this to Alt+\ (as it is the default in Unity) go to:

    • System settings
    • Keyboard shorcuts
    • Global keyboard shortcuts
    • Among KDE components Select "KWin"
    • Search for the character `. It should appear the "Switch between window application" shortcut.
    • Change the default shortcut with your preferred key combination (I used Alt+\)
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  4. You can position the mouse cursor over the launcher icon and turn the scroll-wheel to rapidly flick through instances of the application. Alt+` (the "backtick" key) does the same thing, but displays thumbnails of the app instances while you're switching.

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