Show all windows/preview windows

NoOp glgxg at sbcglobal.net
Sun Nov 28 18:20:16 UTC 2010


On 11/28/2010 12:35 AM, Mark wrote:
> I hear that the Mac has a function whereby you can hover the mouse
> over a minimized window icon and see a preview of what's in that
> window (similar to hovering the mouse over a tab in Seamonkey - you
> get a small preview of what's in that tab).
> 
> I've also somehow (accidentally) run into a feature whereby I get a
> preview of every window in a workspace.  The only trouble I have with
> this is that I've never done it on purpose, only when I trip some
> combination of mouse and/or keystrokes that just makes it come up.
> 
> What and where are these commands and how can I invoke them on purpose?

Install the compiz settings manager as Johnny suggests. At the same time
install the plugins:

$ sudo apt-get install compiz-fusion-plugins-extra

Go here & read up on the plugins:
http://wiki.compiz.org/
  http://wiki.compiz.org/CompizFusionPlugins
   http://wiki.compiz.org/Plugins/Thumbnail


Open the compiz settings manager (System|Preferences|CompizConfig...

You can turn Windows Previews on/on in the section 'Extrra|Windows
Previews'.








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