Comment 13 for bug 772177

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Marcus Haslam (marcus-haslam) wrote : Re: [Bug 772177] Re: Alt+Tab "Feels" slow

I'm out of the office until 1st August.

On 2 May 2011, at 13:39, ifj. Kálmán Tarnay
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> ** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
>   Importance: Undecided
>       Status: New
>
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> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/772177
>
> Title:
>  Alt+Tab "Feels" slow
>
> Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts:
>  New
> Status in “compiz” package in Ubuntu:
>  Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
>  Binary package hint: compiz
>
>  version: 1:0.9.4+bzr20110415-0ubuntu2
>
>  Ever since coming from 2D gnome-classic I felt like Alt+Tab felt
>  really slow in Unity 3D.  Like it was an unnecessary delay for how
>  long until I was given a menu of options to switch between apps.
>
>  I was just pointed out compiz config settings manager can configure
>  this value.  I promptly changed the "Popup delay" to 0 and i'm now
>  much happier with how quickly I can switch apps.
>
>  I feel like I can't be the only one who feels this way about the
> popup
>  delay though, it can certainly slow down a workflow for someone who
>  alt+tab's all the time.
>
>  Can the delay maybe be reduced?  Is there a reason for it being there
>  in the first place?