Re: [libreoffice-users] How to switch between impress slideshow and another application

Hi :)
I doubt it's possible for anyone to remember them all.  Just knowing
that there is a combination of a thing and having a vague idea about
what it might be called is enough to help me google it.  There is a
combination for calling up a display of some of the shortcuts but i
keep forgetting what that one is! ;)
Regards from
Tom :)



On 25 November 2013 01:05, Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the tip. I didn't realize that Ctrl Alt and keyboard arrows would
> switch; that's even easier than the shortcut I set up.
>
> So many shortcuts, so little room left in my brain :-)
>
> Thanks Tom and Cley!
>
> On 11/24/2013 05:03 PM, Tom Davies wrote:
> > Hi :)
> > Alt tab
> > works for me on Unity but it's a bit slow and i get the intermediate
> > step of it showing all the programs i have open on that workspace.
> >
> > So, the workspace switching seems the best option anyway.
> > Ctrl Alt and keyboard arrows
> > should switch between workspaces on any DE, i think.
> > Regards from
> > Tom :)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 24 November 2013 20:29, Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > On 11/24/2013 11:47 AM, Cley Faye wrote:
> > > > 2013/11/24 Michael Shiloh <michaelshiloh1010@gmail.com>
> > > >
> > > > > Hello,
> > > > >
> > > > > Sometimes during my presentations I need to show another program e.g. a
> > > > > web browser or a programming language window.
> > > > >
> > > > > I read somewhere that <alt> <tab> should allow me to switch between
> > > > > applications even during a slide show, but while <alt> <tab> works for
> > > > > me
> > > > > normally, it does not work during a slide show.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't care whether I use  <alt> <tab> or some other sequence, as long
> > > > > as
> > > > > I can easily switch between applications and come back to my slide show
> > > > > where I left off.
> > > > >
> > > > > Any suggestions?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm on Ubuntu 13.10, Libre Office 4.1.2.3
> > > >
> > > > Hm. Alt+Tab should work (it does for me), but I'm not on Unity, so who
> > > > know :)
> > > >
> > > > Anyway, what *might* work is switching to a different desktop. It might
> > > > be
> > > > something like Ctrl+F2. On KDE, both ways works (I'm more in favor of
> > > > switching desktop, because in this case it's possible to prepare the
> > > > content beforehand). On Unity (or other WM), this second solution might
> > > > work where Alt+Tab doesn't.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the quick reply. I set up shortcuts for workspace switching
> > > and
> > > that works perfectly. Now I can switch between my presentation and my
> > > Arduino IDE quickly.
> > >
> > > (I originally installed Xubuntu and then added the Gnome desktop and
> > > Unity,
> > > and every so often I run into some oddness that may be caused by not
> > > having
> > > installed Gnome from the start. So far it's not been enough of a nuisance
> > > to
> > > re-install)
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > > Michael
> > >
> > >
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