Comment 17 for bug 998285

> Sorry, Marco, but if this is the intended design, then the design is
> flawed.

I don't agree here, but feel free to ping JohnLea on #ubuntu-design about this.

> Unity Alt-Tab behavior breaches the system of using one shortcut for
> switching between applcations and another for switching between windows
> of the same application.

Well, as I said, Alt-Tab is not intended to be used to switch between
applications "only", but also to switch to the last used window of the
previous application (and the previous app and the current app might
match).

> The reason for using shortcuts to switch windows is to do it
> automatically and without thought. If you work in a window for some
> time, you cannot remember which was the last window or application you
> used. Then, when you attempt to alt-tab switch, the result in Unity will
> surprise you most of the time.

Well, I guess this depends a lot on how you're used to work. The
behavior that is requested in this bug would, personally, make my life
harder, since I assume that a single Alt-Tab will always bring me back
to the previous window I used, whatever it was.
So, I think this is mostly a matter of tastes and habits.

> Please, allow the option you suggested. It will greatly improve the
> Unity experience for some people.

Indeed, we can safely support an option like that, so patches very welcome ;-)