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

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.

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

Compilation

• Read Compiling Plugins

Installation

• No special installation procedure needed

Configuration and Usage

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

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

Requested Features

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

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).

Other controls

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

@AltTaskSwitch.MinimizeN 1
@AltTaskSwitch.LowerN 1

Features Under Development

• None

Bugs

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

• No bugs!

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 ;) .

Downloads

Version 0.1.1 (2006-09-19)

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

Version 0.1

• * Binary - Initial release

Related Discussions

• Initial concept and few feature requests [1]