Enables "overview screen" or "window picker" function. Similar to:
- Apple MacOS X Exposé or Mission Control.
- KDE Overview.
- GNOME Activities.
Requires Skippy XD, while works, is unmaintained and can be difficult to find and install.
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Get a recent build of libjpeg62-turbo: from github or mirror
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Get a recent build of Skippy XD: from github or mirror
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Create a file called
overview.desktop
containing the following.
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=skippy-xd
Hidden=false
X-MATE-Autostart-enabled=true
Name=Overview
Comment=Executes the Skippy XD window picker daemon.
Icon=/usr/share/icons/Yaru-MATE-dark/256x256/actions/blueman-plugin.png
- Drag
overview.desktop
wherever you desire a clickable button, such as into your MATE panel. - Optionally, assign a keyboard shortcut to run
skippy-xd
such as SUPER-Z (can be done in the control panel).
The information available to do this at the time of writing was non-trivial, so I've simplified it here for my own reference as well as anyone else who wants to benefit from an Expose / Mission Control UX in MATE.