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To switch between windows faster (like in windows) without even showing window switcher and drawing window placeholder (which is very annoying and antiusability thing itself - in any case it seems better to show next window itself instead of its border rectangle!), open System->Preferences->Keyboard shortcuts and change 2 options as show below:

Then relogin. Multiple alt-tabs works as before (cycles windows) without annoying visual effects.

Labels: linux, look and feel, tip, usability

Recently I've done some changes to my sandbox ubuntu installation (running in virtualbox) for it to look and feel like windows. This is a composition of themes and a custom changes. In case of someone needs same, later I will write some kind of manual - seems it can make life simple for windows to linux movers. Here's a screenshot:

Labels: feel, linux, look, look and feel, themes, ubuntu, windows, winxp