Description
Description of the new feature / enhancement
Like moving objects on a Powerpoint slide. You have many windows open on a screen, possibly many e.g. web browsers from the same app and there isn't a great way to restore to view the one you were just looking it.
The one you were just looking at might not have had focus, so would not necessarily be the first in alt-tab, might be hard to distinguish by app in win-tab, and isn't clear by location with hover over the app-icon in the taskbar. After clicking on another window that covers the one you want, there is not a great way to restore to foreground the newly-hidden window.
Being able to send the foreground window 'back' in the stack of windows on that screen (and desktop) - but without minimising it - allows you to see both windows.
Alternatives:
- current built-in: minimise the foreground window; find the revealed window on the taskbar; find the minimised window on the taskbar and restore it; then bring the hidden window to the foreground from the taskbar.
- current with PowerToys: minimise the foreground window; make the newly-revealed window 'always on top'; find the minimised window on the taskbar; restore that window; un'always-on-top' the foreground window
- possible: allow window selection with a mouse-box on screen
- possible: show window-thumbnails relative to their on-screen position during win-tab | during hover on taskbar app icon.
I expect that send-to-back is easier to implement otherwise you have to filter for windows on the right screen on the right desktop, possibly filtering for 'covered-by-the-selected-window'.
Happy to assist.
Scenario when this would be used?
Many windows from many apps [on many screens with many desktops].
Supporting information
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Activity