please make netbook-launcher alt-tab accessible

[Slogger]

Binary package hint: netbook-launcher

alt-tab doesn't include returning to the launcher/desktop as an item.
It's an annoying UI quirk as it's common to wish to switch from a running app to the launcher.

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
CheckboxSubmission: 043b2b43020f2a1021a3391cb56db1ef
CheckboxSystem: c69722ecac764861be52925fa50b4dcc
Date: Thu Oct 8 10:59:23 2009
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 9.10
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/netbook-launcher
GConfNonDefault:
 /apps/netbook-launcher/disable_single_instance=false
 /apps/netbook-launcher/force_low_graphics=false
MachineType: Acer AOA110
Package: netbook-launcher 2.1.10-0ubuntu1
ProcCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.31-12-generic root=UUID=12f8e559-d6be-4022-bd97-b8d909d86c2c ro quiet splash
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.31-12.41-generic
RelatedPackageVersions:
 xserver-xorg 1:7.4+3ubuntu5
 libgl1-mesa-glx 7.6.0-1ubuntu1
 libdrm2 2.4.13-1ubuntu1
 xserver-xorg-video-intel 2:2.8.1-1ubuntu3
 xserver-xorg-video-ati 1:6.12.99+git20090825.fc74e119-0ubuntu3
SourcePackage: netbook-launcher
Tags: ubuntu-unr ubuntu-unr
Uname: Linux 2.6.31-12-generic i686
XorgConf: Error: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '/etc/X11/xorg.conf'
dmi.bios.date: 05/09/2008
dmi.bios.vendor: INSYDE
dmi.bios.version: v0.3109
dmi.board.asset.tag: Base Board Asset Tag
dmi.board.name: Base Board Product Name
dmi.board.vendor: Intel Corp.
dmi.board.version: Base Board Version
dmi.chassis.type: 1
dmi.chassis.vendor: Chassis Manufacturer
dmi.chassis.version: Chassis Version
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnINSYDE:bvrv0.3109:bd05/09/2008:svnAcer:pnAOA110:pvr1:rvnIntelCorp.:rnBaseBoardProductName:rvrBaseBoardVersion:cvnChassisManufacturer:ct1:cvrChassisVersion:
dmi.product.name: AOA110
dmi.product.version: 1
dmi.sys.vendor: Acer
fglrx: Not loaded
system:
 distro: Ubuntu
 architecture: i686kernel: 2.6.31-12-generic

[Paul Larson (pwlars)]

Netbook-launcher is basically your desktop, not just a normal application. It is possible to use a hotkey to switch to this, but alt-tab doesn't work since it's not a normal application. Converting this to a question

[Rolf Leggewie (r0lf)]

I understand the technical reason for the current situation. But I agree with the OP in that I wish it would have been included in Alt+Tab by default. Since this is software and thus malleable, I reopen this as a wishlist bug.