bling/docs/widgets/window_switcher.md

🎨 Window Switcher

A popup with client previews that allows you to switch clients similar to the alt-tab menu in MacOS, GNOME, and Windows.

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Usage

To enable:

bling.widget.window_switcher.enable {
    type = "thumbnail", -- set to anything other than "thumbnail" to disable client previews

    -- keybindings (the examples provided are also the default if kept unset)
    hide_window_switcher_key = "Escape", -- The key on which to close the popup
    minimize_key = "n",     -- The key on which to minimize the selected client
    unminimize_key = "N",   -- The key on which to unminimize all clients
    kill_client_key = "q",  -- The key on which to close the selected client
    cycle_key = "Tab",      -- The key on which to cycle through all clients
    previous_key = "Left",  -- The key on which to select the previous client
    next_key = "Right",     -- The key on which to select the next client
    vim_previous_key = "h", -- Alternative key on which to select the previous client
    vim_next_key = "l",     -- Alternative key on which to select the next client
}

To run the window swicher you have to emit this signal from within your configuration (usually using a keybind).

awesome.emit_signal("bling::window_switcher::turn_on")

For example:

 awful.key({altkey}, "Tab", function()
            awesome.emit_signal("bling::window_switcher::turn_on")
        end, {description = "Window Switcher", group = "client"})