AltTaskSwitch

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AltTaskSwitch
Developer(s)	TiCL
Platforms	BbLean
Category	Window Management
Stable Version	0.1
Development Version	NONE

Contents 1 Core Features 2 Using AltTaskSwitch 2.1 Compilation 2.2 Installation 2.3 Configuration and Usage 2.3.1 Sample Configuration File 3 Requested Features 3.1 Toggle windows 3.2 Other controls 3.3 Features Under Development 4 Bugs 4.1 Non-bug bugs 5 Downloads 5.1 Version 0.1.1 (2006-09-19) 5.2 Version 0.1 6 Related Discussions

[edit] Core Features

AltTaskSwitch provides an alternative way to speedup task switching. It allows you to switch window (in the current workspace) using Alt+1,2,...,N key combinations, i.e. Alt+1 will switch to the first window, Alt+2 to the second window and so on. The order of enumeration is based on the order tasks are displayed in the taskbar. You can use any other key combinations (e.g. Win+1, Win+2, ....etc.), it is configurable via BBKeys/broam.

[edit] Using AltTaskSwitch

Supported and tested platforms

BB	Version	OS	Status
BbLean	1.16	Windows XP SP2	Working
BbLean	1.16 mod	Windows XP SP1	Working

[edit] Compilation

• Read Compiling Plugins

[edit] Installation

• No special installation procedure needed

[edit] Configuration and Usage

You may want to make the taskbar app to show only tasks from current workspace, otherwise this plugin in quiet useless.

[edit] Sample Configuration File

You need to define broam in bbKeys.rc. AltTaskSwitch.rc is currently unused, do not load broams into this file.

KeyToGrab(1),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 1)
KeyToGrab(2),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 2)
KeyToGrab(3),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 3)
KeyToGrab(4),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 4)
KeyToGrab(5),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 5)
KeyToGrab(6),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 6)
KeyToGrab(7),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 7)
KeyToGrab(8),	WithModifier(Alt), WithAction(ExecCommand), DoThis(@AltTaskSwitch.switchToN 8)

The above will enable you to switch tasks using Alt+1,2 .... 8 combinations

[edit] Requested Features

Please add requested feature here and sign your name using four tildes ~.

[edit] Toggle windows

If you hit the same window twice, either minimize it or lower it (as per the bbLeanSkin setting to "lower" windows). Example: if I have notepad (1) and firefox (2) open and I have firefox maximized, if I hit Alt+1 Notepad will pop up, if I then hit Alt+1 again Notepad will minimize, lower.. or alternatively, the previous window will regain focus maybe. Any one of the three would be useful (options are good too).

[edit] Other controls

Similar to above except seprate broams for minimize/lower. Example:

@AltTaskSwitch.MinimizeN 1
@AltTaskSwitch.LowerN 1

[edit] Features Under Development

• None

[edit] Bugs

In order to monitor bugs, you may want to Watch this page

• No bugs!

[edit] Non-bug bugs

• BBLeanbar displays the task list opposite to the order they are placed in TaskList data structure, so you may want to make BBLeanBar display them in reverse order ;) .

[edit] Downloads

[edit] Version 0.1.1 (2006-09-19)

• Binary - Use this one if 0.1 does not load
• Source - Now compiles with Mingw/GCC

[edit] Version 0.1

• * Binary - Initial release

[edit] Related Discussions

• Initial concept and few feature requests [1]