Version: (using KDE 4.0.0) Installed from: Ubuntu Packages OS: Linux Pidgin was just now misbehaving, and opened 150+ windows asking a question, but when I tried to use alt-tab to get to other apps, I couldn't: the alt-tab list contained only the items that fit vertically on the monitor, and when you got to the bottom it didn't scroll down, it restarted on the top of the list, so basically I could only alt-tab between x windows, where x is how many fit on the monitor. It should be possible to scroll down the alt-tab list, if there isn't enough space to display all windows, and it would also be nice visually if the list didn't go from top to bottom of the monitor (i.e. leave some extra space, this way feels very cluttered).
The compiz-tabbox has a slightly different approach, which IMHO kwin should also adopt. It does not move the focus over the list of windows, but the list of windows under the focus.
I change to wishlist as it's a change of currently intended behaviour. Btw the size of the tabbox has been adjusted for 4.3, so there is some space between tabbox and screen edges. @Yves: boxswitch effect has such a mode.
SVN commit 1022861 by graesslin: Here comes the new TabBox. It is a complete rewrite using a MVC approach. Here some highlights: * Models and Delegates for Clients and Desktops * Horizontal, vertical and tabular layout * Layout of one item can be configured by an XML definition * A desktop item can include a client list * An optional second list view showing only the selected item * A new KCM "kwintabbox" * An alternative TabBox with independent settings and keybindings * Optional Highlight Windows effect integration * List scrolls instead of removing items * Scroll wheel support * Cursor key support * Middle click on item closes window BUG: 195745 BUG: 197187 BUG: 201103 FEATURE: 118184 FEATURE: 156723 FEATURE: 177441 FEATURE: 182897 FEATURE: 193882 GUI: M +12 -2 CMakeLists.txt M +6 -0 client.cpp M +8 -0 client.h M +23 -15 effects/boxswitch/boxswitch.cpp M +3 -0 effects/boxswitch/boxswitch.h M +8 -2 effects/coverswitch/coverswitch.cpp M +2 -0 effects/coverswitch/coverswitch.h M +3 -2 effects/flipswitch/flipswitch.cpp M +1 -0 effects/flipswitch/flipswitch.h M +4 -0 effects/highlightwindow/highlightwindow.cpp M +4 -3 effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.cpp M +1 -0 effects/presentwindows/presentwindows.h M +1 -0 kcmkwin/CMakeLists.txt M +32 -26 kcmkwin/kwincompositing/main.cpp A kcmkwin/kwintabbox (directory) A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/CMakeLists.txt A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/kwintabbox.desktop A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutconfig.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutconfig.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/layoutconfig.ui A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/main.ui A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/previewhandlerimpl.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A kcmkwin/kwintabbox/previewhandlerimpl.h [License: GPL (v2+)] M +2 -0 kwinbindings.cpp M +7 -1 lib/kwinglobals.h A tabbox (directory) M +391 -898 tabbox.cpp M +64 -120 tabbox.h A tabbox/DefaultTabBoxLayouts.xml A tabbox/clientitemdelegate.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/clientitemdelegate.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/clientmodel.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/clientmodel.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/desktopitemdelegate.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/desktopitemdelegate.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/desktopmodel.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/desktopmodel.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/itemlayoutconfig.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/itemlayoutconfig.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxconfig.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxconfig.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxhandler.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxhandler.h [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxview.cpp [License: GPL (v2+)] A tabbox/tabboxview.h [License: GPL (v2+)] M +17 -2 useractions.cpp M +2 -2 workspace.cpp M +14 -4 workspace.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1022861