Bug 496630 - Option: Alt-Shift to reverse in Alt-Tab Task Switcher
Summary: Option: Alt-Shift to reverse in Alt-Tab Task Switcher
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: tabbox (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2024-11-24 04:53 UTC by kenyaoz5
Modified: 2024-11-24 05:02 UTC (History)
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Description kenyaoz5 2024-11-24 04:53:25 UTC 
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Normally, to switch windows, we use Alt Tab and Alt Shift Tab.

AltTab on Mac has an unusual default feature: when the Task Switcher window is already up (by pressing Alt-Tab and holding down Alt), pressing Shift will move backward one window. This is very discoverable: to switch to the previous window, the user holds Alt down, then presses Shift then Tab. The outcome happens on Shift, rather than on Tab. So the window choice moves backward sooner than the user expects, but the outcome is the same as desired.

This behavior isn't expressible with the current System Settings, attached. (Alt-Shift should only be an active shortcut when the Task Switcher is already up.)