How do I make Super+W show open windows from all workspaces?
I know there is a bug in 12.04 which makes the Super+W shortcut only show open applications/programs from the current workspace, not all workspaces like it should.
Is there a workaround until this bug is fixed?
Note: This is not off-topic or a duplicate of this closed question because a workaround now exists.
Solution 1:
A patched compiz-core which fixes this bug is available from PPA
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As mentioned, this is a Compiz bug which will not be officially fixed until 12.04.2 (expected January 2013.)
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But one of the
compiz-coredevelopers has made a PPA with a fixed version of Compiz that solves this bug.- If you are unfamiliar with PPAs, you may want to read What are PPAs... and Are PPAs safe...
To install from the PPA:
- Open a terminal with Ctrl+Alt+T
- Add the PPA with
sudo apt-add-repository ppa:bsantos/ppa - Run
sudo apt-get update - Update Compiz with
sudo apt-get install compiz
Note: Installing this workaround will not break any future updates to
compiz; between now and the release of 12.04.2, any official compiz updates may make the old (faulty) Super+W behavior return for a few days until the developer fixes it and releases the updated version to his PPA.
Demonstration:
Terminal, Software Center, Firefox and Nautilus are open in separate workspaces:
After installing the fixed PPA version, Super+W shows all four:
