Windows Selector for CommodoreOS

[amol]

I'm not fond of using ALT+TAB to switch windows and the default windows selector in MATE is too small to be usable and doesn't fit in the CommodoreOS style. So I created a Windows selector applet for CommodoreOS that I feel better fits the look&feel of a Commodore OS system.

LATEST RELEASE: https://codeberg.org/a_mol/commodoreos- ... _amd64.deb

To use it simply right click on the top panel, select "Add to Panel" and then pick "CommodoreOS Windows Menu" from the list of applets.
You can then move it close to the "System" menu by right clicking on it and picking the "Move" option.

The source code is fully available at https://codeberg.org/a_mol/commodoreos-windows-applet

Hope someone else finds this useful

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[amol]

Version 2.0 is now available at https://codeberg.org/a_mol/commodoreos- ... _amd64.deb

This version introduces the right-click actions menu on windows, allowing to move them to other workspaces or perform actions on windows that don't have a title bar.

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See https://codeberg.org/a_mol/commodoreos- ... es/tag/2.0 for release announcement

[LeoNigro]

That's a nice, very XWindows solution, and I am almost sold....

but a far more appealing way to select a window in Commodore OS, that you may not be aware of, is to hit the following key combination:
CONTROL + TAB

This function is most useful when you're losing track of all the windows. This displays all windows on screen in their current state sized equally, from which you can select an appropriate window with the mouse. Admittedly you can't switch the apps directly to other workspaces in this mode, but you can always do that from each window title normally, and I doubt it is a function people use with great frequency.

I believe MacOS calls this feature Exposé or Mission Control (see below).


I would grab a Commodore OS screenshot (which is arguably more visually appealing than the above), but the key combo negates the printscr function.

[amol]

I really like that view it's super convenient.

The main reason I worked on the windows selector it was because I was looking for a solution that allowed me to switch window and move windows between workspaces using only the mouse. Primarily because I didn't want to jump back and forth between keyboard and mouse.

The "Exposé" like feature is beautiful and well thought because it doesn't require to click on the window you want to switch to, but it still requires me to mix keyboard and mouse and doesn't offer a way to move windows between workspaces.

So the idea was to use ALT+TAB when I'm already on the keyboard and the Windows Selector when I'm already on the mouse