Inconsistent and confusing naming for workspace and window actions

Bug #1662833 reported by melmolot1177
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Bug Description

On elementary OS 0.4, currently, there are two options in Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Windows:

1. Window overview (respects current workspace)
2. Show all windows (follows all workspaces)

There is also a Workspace Switcher in Settings > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Workspaces:

1. Show Workspace Switcher

All three are distinct in their behavior.

However, in Settings > Desktop > Hot Corners, we only have 2 options:

1. Multitasking view (corresponds to 'Show Workspace Switcher')
2. Show all windows (corresponds to 'Show all windows')

This seems very inelegant and confusing. There are multiple terminologies and the terms themselves are not clear until after going through much hit-and-trial.

Additionally, a hot corner for 'Window overview' is missing altogether!

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melmolot1177 (melmolot1177-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

I also noticed that Super+S toggles the same workspace management that Super+Down arrow key does. I can't find this keyboard shortcut in the settings.

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