KDE Plasma Alt-Tab behavior options - most of them are missing

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I just started using KDE plasma (on Debian Stretch). Now, I'm a simple, old-fashioned guy... ok, that's not true, but when it comes to Alt-Tab I am. I just want the plain old Alt-Tab behavior - like in KDE of old, like in LXDE, like in Windows - you know what I'm talking about. Nice row of icons in the middle of the screen.

so, I go to K > System Settings > Window Management > Task Switcher , and examine the 'Visualization' option. I see: Breeze, Flip Switch and Cover Switch. But none of them are what I'm looking for. I remember seeing other options on some other machine with Plasma - how do I get them to show up?

Thank you for the "K > System Settings > Window Management > Task Switcher" hint, I was looking for it! Now, I've got the switching style of my choice in the list of available options. — Mehdi Haghgoo, Aug 29 '16 at 19:48
On CentOS7 with KDE4, I found a solution. The "compact" choice for in Main tab, Visualization area. Dropdown choices were Cover Switch, Flip Switch, Compact, Thumbnails, Large Icons, Text Icons, Small Icons, Grid, Informative). Grid produced a popup that covered my entire screen with huge icons. — PatS, Jun 20 '18 at 16:49
@einpoklum, I can't do this easily as the system I did this on is no longer available. — PatS, Jul 16 '18 at 18:44
@einpoklum, thank you. You question contains answer for Kubuntu 18.04 :) — Alex Barkun, Jan 24 '19 at 09:55

score 24 · Accepted Answer · answered May 05 '16 at 17:36

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Installing kwin-addons solves this problem on [K]ubuntu 16.04:

sudo apt-get install kwin-addons

answered May 05 '16 at 17:36

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On Arch Linux, the package is called `kdeplasma-addons` but it does the same thing. You likely have to logout and login again for it to work though. – Björn Lindqvist Jun 08 '16 at 22:57
Can't verify, since I reinstalled, but I'll take your word for it. – einpoklum Aug 29 '16 at 20:06
@einpoklum It does work. The classic task switcher is way better. – rendon Dec 24 '18 at 14:52
The ones from kwin-addons are crashing on my Debian 9 :/ – Anton Krug Jun 13 '19 at 00:34
Works on Debian 10.4 (Buster). Of all the choices avaiIable, I like the "Compact" style. – Kamaraju Kusumanchi Jun 07 '20 at 13:54

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 23 '22 at 16:12

The below applies to KDE Plasma in Manjaro but most likely should work similarly in other distros with KDE Plasma:

Go to System Settings > Window Management > Task Switcher
Click on "Get New Task Switchers..."
Install "Medium Default" (there might be other themes offering similar functionality)
Switch Visualisation to "Medium Default" and hit the "Apply" button

You should get a centralised task-switcher that looks almost identical to macOS/Windows with the "nice row of icons in the middle of the screen"

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 13 '21 at 08:53

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As of Kubuntu 20.4 (KDE 5.18.5), there's a "Grid" option, that might be just what you need:

answered Feb 13 '21 at 08:53

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KDE Plasma Alt-Tab behavior options - most of them are missing

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