** Changed in: unity Status: Incomplete => Invalid ** Changed in: ayatana-design Status: New => Invalid
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu) Status: Incomplete => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to unity in Ubuntu. Matching subscriptions: dp-unity https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/912461 Title: Replace spread mode with window previews Status in Ayatana Design: Invalid Status in Unity: Invalid Status in “unity” package in Ubuntu: Invalid Bug description: Feature request: Replace the spread mode with window previews. The spread mode is: Annoying: because of the zoom-out and zoom-in animation. Intrusive: because the whole screen changes. Tedious and inefficient: Because it takes too much time to switch between windows. Because switching between open windows of the same application is something you have to do often, it's very important that this works as efficient as possible. I propose the following solution: Instead of showing the spread mode, show all the open windows of the same application as window previews near the application icon in the panel. (This only needs to work when two or more windows of an application are open) Imagine two or more windows previews horizontally of vertically aligned at the right side of the application icon. When you want to switch between two or more windows of the same application you simply go the the application icon and the window previews are shown. You than just select the window you want and off you go! Simple! Window previews are: Not annoying : because there are no animations. Not intrusive: the whole screen doesn't need to change. Efficient: Because the animation is not necessary: time is saved. I added some mock-ups: see comment 3, 4, 5 and 6. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/912461/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp