Tuesday, 08 August 2006 TaskSwitchXP provides the same functionality as the existing
application switching mechanism in Windows XP/2003 today. When the hotkey
combination Alt + Tab (or Alt + Shift + Tab) is pressed, this program generates
the list of open windows in which the end user is working. This list of open
windows is presented as a group of icons, with one outlined by a selection
rectangle. As the end user continues to hold the Alt key and presses the Tab
key, the selection rectangle moves to the next (previous) icon. The selected
icon represents the application that Windows will bring to the foreground once
the Alt key is released. In addition to displaying an icon list, however,
TaskSwitchXP show also a thumbnail preview of the window that will be switched
to.