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How can I hide an application from the alt-tab menu for Unity?

An older post suggested using compizconfig-settings-manager.

Install compizconfig-settings-manager:

sudo apt-get install compizconfig-settings-manager

Go into Window Managment and Window Rules, there add:

Skip taskbar: title=Cairo-Dock
Skip pager: title=Cairo-Dock

and finally go back to the main settings and enable the Window Rules by checking the box

However, in compizconfig-settings-manager for 14.04, there is no Window Rules option.

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Frank
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You also need to install the extra plugin.

  1. press CTRL+ALT+T to open a terminal
  2. type sudo apt-get install compiz-plugins-extra
  3. press Y a couple of times

Window Rules should be there now.

Zanna
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terra43110
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This command temporarily hides the currently active window from most window switchers:

xdotool getactivewindow windowstate --toggle SKIP_PAGER

Fabian T.
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