A solution could be to just add a mouse-able trigger for the Alt+Tab
interface. This would provide those who don't always have a hand on the
keyboard access to a switching function that is not the Overview (which can
be too much for some people).

Threw together some images this afternoon that show a way this could work.
After the first one they are really just the progression that we are
all familiar within Alt+Tab (App --> App windows).

First image (note the little triangle next to the app's title in the panel):
http://imgur.com/zWzBG.png

Second image:
http://imgur.com/GFs4Y.png

Third image:
http://imgur.com/2dipC.png

Final image:
http://imgur.com/Zx0hq.png

Obviously the trigger could be changed to whatever, but the triangle is
already used in other parts of the Shell so I just used it. This
implementation would not require any major changes to what already exists,
just add a little trigger to the panel and allow Alt+Tab to adapt to
its position so that it doesn't have to center everything when moved.

On a side note: I really wish we could keybind Alt+<Key above Tab> to move
between windows of the current app. Being required to Alt+Tab then Alt+<Key
above Tab> to move between windows seems like an artificial limitation.
/rant
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