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Examples
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It seems pointless to me in Vista and Win 7 since the desktop appears as one of the entries for Alt-Tab and Flip 3D.
Desk Topmost Floats Your Desktop On Top | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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In Vista, I got annoyed with this and turned off the Alt-Tab thumbnail preview.
Win 7 Vs Mac OS X Leopard: Feature-by-Feature Showdown | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Let's take an example: I like to use Alt-Tab to switch regions, because it is the same key combination I would use in X to switch between windows (don't use this if you use Screen with X).
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I has in fact made me paranoid because to the boss walking past it must look as if I am constantly ready to hit ‘Alt-Tab.’
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Ironically, I have gone from having no use for said key, to trying to decide which function I want to use it for (ie. this or my own Caps to Alt-Tab script).
Use Caps Lock For Hand-Friendly Text Navigation | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Windows 7 only: System tweaking utility Alt+Tab Tuner customises everything about the Windows 7 Alt-Tab dialog, from setting the transparency to increasing the size of the thumbnails.
Alt+Tab Tuner Makes Windows 7′s Task Switcher Thumbnails Larger | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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Hell, just knowing I can run IM on it and thus, not have to Alt-Tab in and out of my games to carry on convos is a huge bonus, much less being able to have Skype and IM away from the main machine ... yeah, good stuff.
Friday Pix archmage 2010
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The script binds one of your extra mouse buttons combined with the mouse wheel to activate Alt-Tab or Shift-Alt-Tab, depending on which way you are scrolling the mouse.
Activate Alt-Tab Switching With Just Your Mouse | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Windows 7 only: System tweaking utility Alt+Tab Tuner customises everything about the Windows 7 Alt-Tab dialog, from setting the transparency to increasing the size of the thumbnails.
Alt+Tab Tuner Makes Windows 7′s Task Switcher Thumbnails Larger | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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This way you can toggle between the windows you use most often, without having to bother with Alt-Tab.
Create A Shortcut Key For Restoring A Specific Window | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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