Switching windows - type name of Window
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In emacs it is possible to switch buffers by typing Ctrl-X B and you can start typing the name of another buffer, and as you type you can auto-complete the name of buffers which match what you have typed.
In Windows there is a script for AutoHotKeys called iswitchw which emulates the behaviour of emacs but instead of switching between the buffers in emacs, it allows you to switch between Windows (based on the title of the Window).
Is there any similar tool which allows the user to switch between Windows in Ubuntu/unity?
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In emacs it is possible to switch buffers by typing Ctrl-X B and you can start typing the name of another buffer, and as you type you can auto-complete the name of buffers which match what you have typed.
In Windows there is a script for AutoHotKeys called iswitchw which emulates the behaviour of emacs but instead of switching between the buffers in emacs, it allows you to switch between Windows (based on the title of the Window).
Is there any similar tool which allows the user to switch between Windows in Ubuntu/unity?
unity windows emacs
edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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asked Nov 26 '13 at 0:10
Bob
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up vote
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In emacs it is possible to switch buffers by typing Ctrl-X B and you can start typing the name of another buffer, and as you type you can auto-complete the name of buffers which match what you have typed.
In Windows there is a script for AutoHotKeys called iswitchw which emulates the behaviour of emacs but instead of switching between the buffers in emacs, it allows you to switch between Windows (based on the title of the Window).
Is there any similar tool which allows the user to switch between Windows in Ubuntu/unity?
unity windows emacs
edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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asked Nov 26 '13 at 0:10
Bob
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In emacs it is possible to switch buffers by typing Ctrl-X B and you can start typing the name of another buffer, and as you type you can auto-complete the name of buffers which match what you have typed.
In Windows there is a script for AutoHotKeys called iswitchw which emulates the behaviour of emacs but instead of switching between the buffers in emacs, it allows you to switch between Windows (based on the title of the Window).
Is there any similar tool which allows the user to switch between Windows in Ubuntu/unity?
unity windows emacs
unity windows emacs
edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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asked Nov 26 '13 at 0:10
Bob
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edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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asked Nov 26 '13 at 0:10
Bob
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edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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edited Nov 26 '13 at 8:43
MadMike
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Bob
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asked Nov 26 '13 at 0:10
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Yes, see How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?.
You can then use Window Key-W and start typing to get that effect.
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But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
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I had been searching for a similar functionality ever since I found the application Switcheroo for Windows that does this same thing. I finally found such a application for Linux, it's called Rofi, it's a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement. Once you bind a keyboard shortcut to the window launcher mode command of Rofi, you can quickly call it with a keyboard shortcut and start typing a windows name or the name of the application that window belons to and then switch to it.
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2 Answers
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active
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active
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up vote
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Yes, see How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?.
You can then use Window Key-W and start typing to get that effect.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
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answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
user158112
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But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
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up vote
2
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Yes, see How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?.
You can then use Window Key-W and start typing to get that effect.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
user158112
362
But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
add a comment |
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
up vote
2
down vote
accepted
Yes, see How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?.
You can then use Window Key-W and start typing to get that effect.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
Community♦
1
answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
user158112
362
Yes, see How do I enable the "Scale Window Title Filter" in Compiz on 12.04?.
You can then use Window Key-W and start typing to get that effect.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
user158112
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23
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answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
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answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
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answered Jan 29 '14 at 10:18
user158112
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But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
add a comment |
But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
But I don't have a Windows key... something to do with a sticker with a Linux penguin on it :D
– Wilf
Jan 29 '14 at 11:11
add a comment |
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I had been searching for a similar functionality ever since I found the application Switcheroo for Windows that does this same thing. I finally found such a application for Linux, it's called Rofi, it's a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement. Once you bind a keyboard shortcut to the window launcher mode command of Rofi, you can quickly call it with a keyboard shortcut and start typing a windows name or the name of the application that window belons to and then switch to it.
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
I had been searching for a similar functionality ever since I found the application Switcheroo for Windows that does this same thing. I finally found such a application for Linux, it's called Rofi, it's a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement. Once you bind a keyboard shortcut to the window launcher mode command of Rofi, you can quickly call it with a keyboard shortcut and start typing a windows name or the name of the application that window belons to and then switch to it.
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
add a comment |
up vote
0
down vote
up vote
0
down vote
I had been searching for a similar functionality ever since I found the application Switcheroo for Windows that does this same thing. I finally found such a application for Linux, it's called Rofi, it's a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement. Once you bind a keyboard shortcut to the window launcher mode command of Rofi, you can quickly call it with a keyboard shortcut and start typing a windows name or the name of the application that window belons to and then switch to it.
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
I had been searching for a similar functionality ever since I found the application Switcheroo for Windows that does this same thing. I finally found such a application for Linux, it's called Rofi, it's a window switcher, application launcher and dmenu replacement. Once you bind a keyboard shortcut to the window launcher mode command of Rofi, you can quickly call it with a keyboard shortcut and start typing a windows name or the name of the application that window belons to and then switch to it.
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
1042
answered Nov 25 at 7:47
Ghos3t
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