How do I "alt-tab" between windows using Gnome 3?
Solution 1:
In GNOME 3, you can permanently change Alt+Tab to switch between windows, instead of switching between applications:
- Open Settings
- Select Devices->Keyboard
- Search for "Switch Windows" and enter Alt+Tab as the new shortcut.
- A dialog will tell you the shortcut is already being used by "Switch Applications", select Replace to confirm.
Solution 2:
In GNOME Shell, you should be able to switch between multiple windows of the same app by running Alt + the key above tab on your keyboard. For US users, that shortcut is Alt + ` but other keyboard layouts are different.
This is different than Unity in Ubuntu 11.10 which uses Alt + ` for all layouts. (I expect that behavior would improve in Ubuntu 12.04).
Solution 3:
Note: the Alternatetab extension was deprecated as of GNOME 3.30 in favor of the built-in "Switch Windows" keyboard shortcut
GNOME Tweak Tool at Extensions tab has an "Alternatetab" option, that allows to use standard Alt + Tab to switch between windows without grouping them.
GNOME tweak tool could be installed as follows:
sudo apt-get install gnome-tweak-tool
AlternateTab extension could be found here: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/15/alternatetab/