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I have recently acquired a second display for use with my laptop running Ubuntu with xfce and compiz.

However, one thing that has been bugging me is window switching: my second monitor has some windows open which would usually be on a 2nd workspace.

Now, when I switch windows, I will accidentally switch to one of the other windows on the 2nd display which is kind of annoying.

How do I fix this issue?

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answered 2 Years ago ingsta · Accepted Answer

I'm not sure about Unity or XFCE, but fully customizable desktop switching is one of the many reasons I choose to run KDE (Kubuntu).

In KDE to limit task switching to the current screen do the following:

Press Alt+F2 and type task switcher and then select Task Switcher from the drop-down list.

Inside the task switcher control panel's main tab there is a section called Filter windows by.

Select the check box for Virtual Desktops, Activities, and Screens, and select the Current activity option for each.

Note: You can also find "Task Switcher" by doing the following:

click on the System Settings menu

-- Under the Workspace Appearance and Behavior section choose Window Behavior