Re: [orca-list] About Ctrl+Alt+Tab switcher contents on GNOME Shell

[Juanjo Marín <juanjomarin96 yahoo es>]

> I would like to ask to the users a question about Ctrl+Alt+Tab switcher
> contents on GNOME Shell.
>
> As with GNOME2 if you press Ctrl+Alt+Tab, a switcher appears so you can
> select a region of the desktop. In the case of GNOME3, the content of
> this switcher depends on current mode, as in each case what GNOME Shell
> presents to the user is different. On normal mode this switcher contents
> is usually: "Top panel" and "Desktop". During activities 
> overview (you
> can go there by pressing top panel "Activities" button or 
> "Alt+F1") the

Also by pressing the System(Windows) key

> contents is usually: "Top panel", "Dash", 
> "Windows", "Applications" and
> "Search".
>
> For me this behaviour is fine, in the sense that Ctrl+Alt+Tab switcher
> is filled by the different sections of the desktop that the desktop are
> showing at that moment.
>
> But recently some people (first one Juanjo Marin), suggested that could
> be fancy if the switcher contents are always the same, in the sense of
> containing any possible section of the desktop, no matter if it is being
> exposed at that moment or not. In that way, if you want to go to the
> Dash (where you put your list of favourite apps), you could just press
> Ctrl+Alt+Tab at any moment.
>
> Although I understand the rationale for that, IMHO, the current
> behaviour is more coherent, and I prefer that. Anyway, as some people
> said that they would prefer a different behaviour, just asking to get
> feedback.
>
> What do you think? Opinions? Thoughts?


Alternatively, we can add keyboard shortcuts for the different parts
of the shell and left the behaviour of Ctrl + Alt + Tab as it is. An idea that 
I think it could work is enriching the behaviour of the 'System' key in combination
with other keys, so for example, in desktop/normal mode, 'System' + 'd' goes to the 
activity overview mode with the dash selected. This left some decisions open, like
for example if 'System' + 't' in desktop/normal mode should go to the overview 
mode or shouldn't.

just my 2 cents,

    -- Juanjo Marin 

PS: I recommend reading the gnome shell cheat sheet to know how to use the
gnome shell

https://live.gnome.org/GnomeShell/CheatSheet