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   1 # Non-Blocking Switcher
   2
   3 This extension works around a bug in the Gnome Shell window switcher
   4 (`cycle-windows` & `cycle-windows-backward` -- bound to `<Super>Esc` by default)
   5 where other keystrokes are blocked while the modifier key is held down.
   6
   7 This allows you to
   8
   9 1. Press and hold `<Super>`
  10 2. Press `Esc` to begin a window switch.
  11 3. Press `1` to change your mind about the window switch and jump to workspace 1 (`<Super>1`)
  12 4. Release `<Super>`
  13
  14 Without this extension, you must release and re-press `<Super>` between steps 2 and 3.
  15
  16 This extension works by immediately ending the application-switch as soon as it has started.
  17 *This means that you can only ever switch to the first other-window in the tab list!*
  18 The default tab list order is most-recently-used, so by default ***you can only switch
  19 between two windows!*** Thus, it is highly recommended to use the [Round Robin Tab Order
  20 extension](https://scottworley.com/git/roundrobintaborder) with this extension so that
  21 all windows are reachable.