up vote 5 down vote favorite
2
share [g+] share [fb]

I know I can rearrange the applications in my taskbar in Windows 7, but there doesn't seem to be any way to rearrange the previews for each window. For example, I have Firefox open and the Downloads window open, and for some strange reason the Downloads window is now the left-most window, while the Firefox browser window is number 2. I'd like to rearrange those two so the main browser window is first, but I can't drag or drop them. Is there a power tool to enable this?

link|improve this question
57% accept rate
feedback

1 Answer

up vote 1 down vote

I can't offer a generic solution but in the particular case you describe you can press Ctrl + J three times when the main Firefox window has focus.

1st time - bring Downloads window to foreground

2nd time - close Downloads window

3rd time - open Downloads window

End result is that the main Firefox window preview is displayed to the left of the Downloads preview.

link|improve this answer
This is ok in this case, as restarting the downloads window is quick, but in many cases it is not that quick to restart a window/app – Marius Jun 22 '10 at 8:44
@Marius: Anything that creates/destroys a window will reorder things - so for example popping in and out of full screen in firefox will stick that window on the end. Apart from that, I'm afraid I can't help you :( – Phoshi Jun 22 '10 at 8:48
feedback

Your Answer

 
or
required, but never shown
discard

Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged or ask your own question.