# My previews with alt + tab

**URL:** <https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [November 21, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718 "2019-11-21T22:24:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Bird12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Bird12](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Bird12)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 10:24pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/1 "2019-11-21T22:24:31Z")

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My alt + tab views keep giving the same error as the transparent gray square

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:13pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/2 "2019-11-21T23:13:52Z")

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meaning? clarify please

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**Author:** ![Bird12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Bird12](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Bird12)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:25pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/3 "2019-11-21T23:25:27Z")

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Is this the problem:

> [@Alt-Tab Buggy at random times](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/alt-tab-buggy-at-random-times/631):
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> The window switcher(the one that appears when pressing alt+tab) starts behaving abnormally at seemingly random times. It works perfectly usually, but sometimes in some sessions, fails to show any windows at all. Getting a screenshot was difficult so I have included a photo I took with my phone camera. [P\_20180611\_114844] Clearly, there are multiple windows running(as the dots in the plank show) but the switcher fails to show them. Meanwhile, I’d like to thank budgie devs. It’s sweet, and prett…

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**Author:** ![Bird12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Bird12](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Bird12)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/4 "2019-11-21T23:33:13Z")

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I did what this topic recomends, I’m just waiting of this error is if to be continued

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**Author:** ![codic](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/codic/32/2569_2.png) [@codic](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/codic)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:40pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/5 "2019-11-21T23:40:06Z")

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I still dont know what youre talking about. Please post a screenshot

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**Author:** ![Bird12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@Bird12](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/u/Bird12)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2019, 11:42pm UTC](https://discourse.ubuntubudgie.org/t/my-previews-with-alt-tab/2718/6 "2019-11-21T23:42:16Z")

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when happen the same error, I’ll take the print. But the error is the same of this topic I mencionnated, instead of showing the open windows, it shows that same square