** Description changed:
if I have two windows of a particular application type in the alt-tab
switcher displayed vertically I alt tab to the type of application I
want then I want to press down to go to the lower one when focus is on
the top one. I actually have to press right. If I press left (expecting
right and left to be equivalent when they are supposed to mean "down")
then I go to the previous kind of application. If I then realise my
error and press right twice (once to undo the unintentional left, and
once to go down to the application window I am aiming for) then I
overshoot and go to the kind of application that is in the switcher to
the right of the one I am trying to get to. Then I have to go left
again, to get on the correct type of application. Down to expand the
icons and right to go down to get to the window I have been trying to
get to all along.
+
+
+ ------------------------------------
+ Desired solution:
+
+ ------
+
+ First diagram for purpose of explaining desired solution when a app has
+ 3 windows open:
+
+ ------- -------
+ | A | | B |
+ ------- -------
+ -------
+ | C |
+ -------
+
+ When a Alt+Tab or Alt+` window spread is open:
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the UP cursor key should close the
+ spread
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the DOWN cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window C
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the RIGHT cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window B
+
+ - if window B if focused pressing the UP cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window A
+
+ - if window B if focused pressing the DOWN cursor key should do nothing
+
+
+ ------
+
+ Second diagram for purpose of explaining desired solution when a app has
+ 2 windows open:
+
+ -------
+ | A |
+ -------
+ -------
+ | B |
+ -------
+
+ When a Alt+Tab or Alt+` window spread is open:
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the UP cursor key should close the
+ spread
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the DOWN cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window B
+
+ - if window A if focused pressing the RIGHT cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window B
+
+ - if window B if focused pressing the UP cursor key should shift the
+ focus to window A
+
+ - if window B if focused pressing the DOWN cursor key should do nothing
** Tags removed: needs-design
** Tags added: udp
** Summary changed:
- alt-tab: cursor keys to navigate switcher are counter-intuitive
+ alt-tab - cursor keys to navigate switcher are counter-intuitive
** Also affects: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: ayatana-design
Assignee: (unassigned) => John Lea (johnlea)
** Changed in: ayatana-design
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: unity
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Changed in: ayatana-design
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: unity
Status: Incomplete => Triaged
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Triaged
** Changed in: ayatana-design
Status: Triaged => Fix Committed
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