tweak Ctrl+TAB to not put current window into the background (~ #260)

src/wininput.c

@@ -679,12 +679,21 @@ win_key_down(WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp)
       else
         ctrl_ch(term.backspace_sends_bs ? CDEL : CTRL('_'));
     when VK_TAB:
-      if (alt)
-        return 0;
+      if (alt) {
+        if (cfg.switch_shortcuts) {
+          // does not work as Alt+TAB is not passed here anyway;
+          // could try something with KeyboardHook:
+          // http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/14485/Low-level-Windows-API-hooks-from-C-to-stop-unwante
+          win_switch(shift, true);
+          return 1;
+        }
+        else
+          return 0;
+      }
       if (!ctrl)
         shift ? csi('Z') : ch('\t');
       else if (cfg.switch_shortcuts) {
-        win_switch(shift);
+        win_switch(shift, false);
         return 1;
       }
       else

src/winmain.c

@@ -163,15 +163,16 @@ wnd_enum_proc(HWND curr_wnd, LPARAM unused(lp)) {
 }
 
 void
-win_switch(bool back)
+win_switch(bool back, bool alternate)
 {
   first_wnd = 0, last_wnd = 0;
   EnumWindows(wnd_enum_proc, 0);
   if (first_wnd) {
     if (back)
       first_wnd = last_wnd;
     else
-      SetWindowPos(wnd, last_wnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE);
+      SetWindowPos(wnd, last_wnd, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOSIZE
+                       | (alternate ? SWP_NOZORDER : SWP_NOREPOSITION));
     BringWindowToTop(first_wnd);
   }
 }

src/winpriv.h

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void win_init_drop_target(void);
 
 void win_copy_title(void);
 
-void win_switch(bool back);
+void win_switch(bool back, bool alternate);
 
 void win_set_ime_open(bool);
 

wiki/Changelog.md

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+  * Tweaked Ctrl+TAB to not put current window into the background (~ #260).
   * Ctrl+click spawning: Syncing environment to Windows to avoid dropping environment after Alt-F2 (#360).
   * Trying to keep window position within monitor work area on resizing (#79).
   * Tweaked to exit while background process is running (#319).