New Alt-TAB for Unity

Registered by David Barth

Define and implement a better experience for the switching between applications.

Blueprint information

Status:
Not started
Approver:
Mark Shuttleworth
Priority:
Medium
Drafter:
John Lea
Direction:
Approved
Assignee:
None
Definition:
Discussion
Series goal:
Accepted for natty
Implementation:
Deferred
Milestone target:
None

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Whiteboard

Work items (natty-alpha-1):

Work items (natty-alpha-2):
[johnlea] define the user experience: POSTPONED
[johnlea] specify scenarios in detail: POSTPONED
[otto-chaotic] provide visual assets/mockups: POSTPONED

Work items (natty-alpha-3):
[canonical-dx-team] implement the feature: POSTPONED

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Notes, various Alt-tab related bugs/issues that have come up in the current compiz/unity/staticswitcher codebases:

  https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/683635

and the various other side issues linked further down that report.

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Work Items

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