[Unity] How do I switch windows without using keyboard

[nomiz]

Hey guys, I think I'm missing something:

When I have opened multiple instances of Firefox, how do I switch them by mouse without using Alt+Tab?

Is there a way to show a spread of all open instances of just Firefox (like for example in Windows 7)?

Thank you!

[hakermania]

Well, I don't really know, but if this helps, then you can Alt-Tab, navigate to firefox (still holding alt-tab) and then press the down button. This will show all the instances and it'll let you choose which one you want.

[Rodney9]

If you have them open on multiple desktops, you can set a hot corner, then move your mouse to that corner and select.

Rodney

[nomiz]

Thanks for the replies guys!

Maybe this is a bug? Where do I report it?

[ckop64]

You should click the launcher icon again. It should bring up the expose-view.

[nomiz]

Ah, that makes sense. Is that default behaviour?

Where can I turn that on? Somewhere in CompizConfig Settings Manager perhaps?

[ckop64]

Is that default behaviour?

Yes, it is.

[markbl]

You can also configure the scale plugin in compiz settings (ccsm) to assign the all window scale view (i.e. super+w view) to the top hotspot corner for the mouse. That changes Unity to work somewhat like gnome-shell. Change your launcher to auto-hide and expose on top corner to mimic gnome-shell more.