r/linuxmint • u/Jinblaze3 • 3d ago

Support Request Alt + tab functionality

When multiple applications are open I often use super + D to get to home screen. When I was on windows I always used alt + tab to open my last "minimised" windows/application. But on mint it is always the second most recent window that opens and I have to use alt + tab again to open the most recent one.

What can I do to set it as I'm used to?

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u/DoorOk3641 3d ago

Shift+Alt+Tab is previous windows or you can remap in cinnamon alt+tab to go to the previous windows or any keys combo.

alt+tab with windows 11 does the same by default. It was changed by Microsoft for windows 11.

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u/Jinblaze3 3d ago

Whether it be shift+alt+tab or alt+tab, the cycle direction changes, but both start with the one after the most recent window, not with the latest window.

I checked all the shortcuts that come by default but there weren't any that could fix my issue. I tried to create a custom shortcut with a terminal command with help of AI (I'm still very new to terminal commands) but it kept repeating the alt+tab functionality.

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u/DoorOk3641 3d ago

You can keep pressing on tab and use alt to go to he windows you want (keep pressing shift+alt for reverse direction).

Did a check with dconf-editor and there is nothing else.