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Set Alt+Tab to switch all Windows, instead of Grouped Windows

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In Ubuntu, if I am running multiple windows of the same application and I want to chose one of them using Alt+tab, I can't instantaneously do it. The default behavior is to press Alt+tab, then wait on the grouped application icon, and finally the grouped windows will appear from which I can choose (a window).

Instead of grouping windows, can I change the default behavior to show all opened windows of the same application using Alt+tab?

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answered 3 Years ago aveerakfas · Accepted Answer

To obtain the exact behavior in the question, do one of the following.

Using a GUI Application

Install dconf-editor

Open dconf-editor

Find: org/gnome/desktop/wm/keybindings
1. Remove default behavior: Alt+Tab
  
  Instructions
  
  Find: switch-applications
  
  Change: Use default value = false
  
  Change: ['<Super>Tab', '<Alt>Tab'] to ['<Super>Tab']
2. Remove default behavior: Shift+Alt+Tab
  
  Instructions
  
  Find: switch-applications-backward
  
  Change: Use default value = false
  
  Change: ['<Shift><Super>Tab', '<Shift><Alt>Tab'] to ['<Shift><Super>Tab']
3. Set new behavior: Alt+Tab
  
  Instructions
  
  Find: switch-windows
  
  Use default value = false
  
  '' to ['<Alt>Tab']
4. Set new behavior: Shift+Alt+Tab
  
  Instructions
  
  Find: switch-windows-backward
  
  Use default value = false
  
  '' to ['<Shift><Alt>Tab']

If you want switch-windows to work across workspaces, not just in the current workspace, you can also uncheck org/gnome/shell/window-switcher/current-workspace-only

Close dconf-editor

Older versions Gnome: (unnecessary in Ubuntu 18.04), You may also need to restart Gnome shell. To do this, first save any work and close all applications. Finally, press Alt+F2, then type r to restart Gnome.

Using shell

First, list existing settings, in case you want to revert. This does nothing other than list values.

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications  

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications-backward  

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows  

gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows-backward

Change to new behavior

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications "['<Super>Tab']"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-applications-backward "['<Shift><Super>Tab']"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows "['<Alt>Tab']"

gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.wm.keybindings switch-windows-backward "['<Shift><Alt>Tab']"