Sane alt-tabbing in Ubuntu - part II

A short follow-up to part I, which improved the tabbing logic in Ubuntu. Another issue with the alt-tabbing is the default background setting, where the windows and the selection border are poorly visible against the background, making it hard to see which window is selected.

Default static switcher without background — Now where's my selection border again?

To fix this, open ccsm (installation instructions in part I) and go to the Static Application Switcher settings. Here, select the Appearance tab and check the

Set background 
color

checkbox and pick a background color of your liking.

Setting static switcher background — Static switcher settings.

The selection border is now clearly visible, and so is the window content.

The static switcher with background — That's more like it.

Happy alt-tabbing!

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