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I'm using Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS.

One feature I miss a lot from Windows 10 is being able to Alt+Tab then use the scroll wheel click to close multiple applications without navigating to them.

The extension middleclickclose as suggested by this answer only works for the overlay opened with Super. Personally, I never use this to navigate or select applications/windows due to the slight lag. The extension does not work with 'Switch applications' or 'Switch windows' overlays i.e. the overlay shown with Alt+Tab.

Is this doable?

5areductase
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    @K7AAY, not a duplicate. This question is on closing apps from within the Alt+Tab switcher. Moreover, the question is from 2012!. – vanadium Jul 01 '19 at 19:11

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Closing an item on the Alt+Tab list with the mouse is not implemented. However, out of the box, you can close apps on the switcher when you hit Alt+q.

This might even be faster than the mouse: your one finger is already on Alt. Just move your other finger from Tab to q to close an app without leaving the switcher.

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  • Good alternative! Quick and easy. – Elder Geek Jul 02 '19 at 00:10
  • Do you mean you can close apps without ever letting go of the Alt key? Or do you mean you navigate to the app (i.e. let go of Alt from Alt+Tab), then do Alt+q? Two reasons I don't prefer the latter is because 1) I have to navigate to them and bring the app forward 2) I can't do multiple apps. It's definitely slower having to press Tab multiple times when you close multiple apps especially because I usually have a lot of apps open even with workspaces. – 5areductase Jul 02 '19 at 04:40
  • Did you actually try? If you try, you will experience how it works. If you consider my answer correct, even if it does not fully satisfy your wishes, please accept it. – vanadium Jul 07 '19 at 17:47
  • It wasn't working but I realized it's because I changed the alt+tab shortcut to switch between windows (just like on Win10), instead of applications. Useful feature to know regardless. – 5areductase Jul 24 '19 at 18:21
  • Indeed, this works only on the default Alt+tab application switcher. – vanadium Jul 25 '19 at 05:56