Let's make GNOME's biggest keyboard-centric workflow easter egg a bit easier to discover: https://gitlab.gnome.org/Teams/Design/whiteboards/-/issues/351

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Make the Super+number (super+1, super+2, etc.) dash app launcher/switcher shortcuts discoverable and documented (#351) · Issues · Teams / Design / Whiteboards · GitLab

A few months ago, @TheEvilSkeleton pointed out to me that you can launch (or switch between) apps in...

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@nekohayo It's funny how experiences change from person to person.

If my memory serves me correctly, this was one of the things I learned when I started using GNOME. I remember bumping into some number when I was holding down the super key and I thought the app had opened until I realized that it was actually the app's position in the dash. hahaha

@CleoMenezesJr I'm now thinking "Y'know what, when you hit that shortcut, it should bounce-jump the dash's launcher from the bottom of the screen, like Super Mario"  (someone should totally make an extension for that with the floating coin block bump sound)

@nekohayo But yeah, a visual warning, even a simple one, would be great. In the workspace where I place the chat apps, I simply hold down the super key and press 789, opening WhatsApp, Telegram and Fractal.

A great tip is that if you make a hard use of workspaces, you will want to group the app icons in the dash according to the workspaces.

@nekohayo This would be enhanced a thousand times if gnome had some multi-window feature like tile.

A dream:
1. workspace one, super + 1, 2
2. go to workspace 2, super +3, 4, 5
3. go to workspace 3, super +6, 7

Basically, you wouldn't even need to organize the windows. All this using just the keyboard.

@nekohayo wait, people didn't knew this?

@tragivictoria I'd bet you 9 out of 10 power users don't know this.

Hell, a ton of people don't even know Nautilus has tabs after using it for years, according to the comments in https://www.reddit.com/r/gnome/comments/1ocpn3k/new_user_from_windows_just_pointing_out_something/

@nekohayo maybe Unity-style shortcut cheat-sheet isn't that bad of an idea
@nekohayo wow. Having used Windows before, this was so obvious and expected to me, I didn't even think about it.
@nekohayo Thanks for the inspiration, I'm adding this to my #Gnome map. If you have any ideas for improvements I'd appreciate it a ton: https://discourse.gnome.org/t/help-wanted-graphical-overview-map-of-gnome-activities-overview/32263
@forteller @nekohayo what is the purpose of this map?
@CleoMenezesJr @forteller @nekohayo To have a cheat-sheet for newer users to use.

@CleoMenezesJr @nekohayo Mostly for people who don't know the name of elements to help them find the correct name to either search for or ask about to find help.

Secondarily to help people understand what things do and discover things like the Super + number feature.

If anyone is interested. So far it doesn't really look like it… :/ But I still think it can be very useful for especially new users and non-English natives. If I'm able to get it out there so people who need it actually find it…

@nekohayo I think I got it the initial tip via social media in the search for a more keyboard driven workflow. For years now I have the same 10 applications on each computer, so I know my browser is on 1, notes on 2 and my terminal on 5. Then I use Super + ~ to switch between windows of the same application. By sharing this method I've helped others speed up their computing. So I'm all for making it more discoverable.