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Can't change to previous window with alt+tab (compiz)  
Written by tenchi39 the 5 Nov 09 at 19:03. New
When I have 20 windows open, this is really bothersome...
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Solution #1: Set it to alt+shift+tab and enable in the default install
Written by tenchi39 the 5 Nov 09 at 19:03.
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Make moving windows to other virtual Desktops easier  
Written by ulilicht the 25 Oct 09 at 14:01. New
hi!

many programs in ubuntu have more than one window. for example, if you install software with synaptic or you use gimp, you always have more than one window of the same program open.

if you want to move the program to another workspace, you have to move each window for its own.
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Solution #1: let the system know, which windows belong together
Written by ulilicht the 25 Oct 09 at 14:01.
if you move one window of a program to another workspcae, the system should notice that there is not only one window, but 2 or 3 of the same program.

it should automatically move all dialogs of a program.

this would be good with programs like gimp, synaptic and so on, but it should not automatically move more than one window of firefox, because multiple firefox windows can belong to different parts of the work you do on your computer. you can need one window per workspace.
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Solution #2: let the user group windows which belong together
Written by ulilicht the 25 Oct 09 at 14:05.
use the same procedure that you use when you select multiple files - with pressing the control button and klicking on the window decoration, you should be able to select multiple windows and move them together

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Implement 10/GUI Style Interface  
Written by keyvez the 22 Oct 09 at 22:50. New
10GUI introduces a revolutionary new and extraordinarily simple idea for window management and human interfacing.

It has two parts, the Window Manager and the Multitouch Keyboard. The Window Manager part of it is achievable more easily than the Multitouch interface.

Here is a video of the demo: http://10gui.com/video/
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Solution #1: Write a Compiz Plugin
Written by keyvez the 22 Oct 09 at 22:50.
1. Have all windows open full screen.
2. Every window is snapped to the window on the left.
3. Windows can be moved but they still remain full screen and just change order.
4. An extended expo plugin shows all windows and allows selection.

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Slow menu fadeouts  
Written by christopher_lees the 4 Nov 09 at 05:07. New
Ubuntu should be more visually-stunning, and a small idea to increase this would be to have menus and tooltips fading out very slowly - say, over 800ms. The current length of the fade-in is fine.

You could possibly have the notify-osd using the same length of fade time.
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Solution #1: Set Compiz "animations" effect by default
Written by christopher_lees the 4 Nov 09 at 05:07.
Compiz allows you to do this, so it should be set up by default using the following settings:

Under Animations in CCSM, set the following lines in addition to the default first line:

Fade 800 (type=Menu | PopupMenu | DropdownMenu)
Fade 800 (type=Tooltip | Notification | Utility) & !(name=compiz) & !(title=notify-osd)
Fade 186 (type=Dialog | ModalDialog | Normal)

This means that menus, popup menus, and tooltips have a slow fade. Dialog windows have a regular-speed fade. Regular windows have whatever animation you assigned to them.

You can try this in your own Compiz if you like.

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