[Feature Request] Indicator of stacked windows (occupying the same tile) and/or creating tabs to access stacked windows

[1amnotmad]

Describe the feature you'd like
Adding these to ideas in one since they both solve the "problem" of unknown stacked windows. Could have both of these optional for users

1. Some window indicator if there is another window occupying the same tile. This could be even perhaps another border color. for example, if stacked there is a red border, but when a window is alone in a tile the border is green (current functionality), or no border when alone.
2. When stacked the windows get a tab bar at the top to switch between them. See Forge or Pop_OS! tiling which does tabbed stacks.

Additional context

[domferr]

Hey thank you for this suggestion. I'm not a fan of "When stacked the windows get a tab bar at the top to switch between them. See Forge or Pop_OS! tiling which does tabbed stacks." because this solution wastes a lot of space. Maybe another border color as you suggested could be a nice way to implement this. Any other ideas are welcome!

[thyttan]

Any other ideas are welcome!

Some ideas:

• Similar to the tiling buttons in the 'Right-click window menu' add a field/some entries for switching between stacked windows.

  • In contrast to the tiling buttons I suggest these stack switch buttons should be as close to the pointer as possible when the menu is presented.
  • The buttons should not show if there are only one window in the current tile.

• Keybindings for switching between stacked windows

  • maybe with the same logic as standard alt + tab but locally for only the stacked windows.
  • when alt + tab has been launched it allows for using the scroll wheel/ two finger scrolling. Could be cool here as well.

• Tabs like Forge or Pop_OS!, but where they instead are just thin indicator lines.

  • when the indicator lines are hovered they expand to reveal the window name.
  • the foreground window's indicator line is highlighted.
  • could be horizontal or vertical.
  • maybe they sit right on the tiling shell painted border so they don't take any extra space at all!

[1amnotmad]

Thanks a lot @domferr , I actually mostly agree with you on the tabbed window area. An indicator would alone would be good and helpful for sure!