[solved] [gnome] Switching between windows: now grouped per program?

I have a question how I can change the behavior in Gnome regarding open windows for programs & switching between those windows.
OpenBox & LXDE - every instance of a program has its own icon.
If I have Chromium running in two windows, and LXTerminal in an other window I have 3 icons.
With ALT + TAB I can switch between all windows.
Gnome: every program has its own icon, no matter how many instances / windows are open
If I have Chromium running in two windows, and LXTerminal in an other window I have 2 icons: one for Chromium and one for LXTerminal.
With ALT + TAB I can switch only between the two programs.
The icon for Chromium has a downwards-arrow, and if you wait some time, you can choose between the two Chromium screens.
How can I configure Gnome to have icons for every open window instance, and not grouped per program?
I prefer to use ALT + TAB to switch between all open windows (an not only between the open programs).
Last edited by pe7er (2012-08-01 11:52:44)

Thanks for your fast response!
I haven't worked with Gnome Extensions before (I used to have Gnome 2 on my Debian machine), so I had to find my way regarding how to install:
After registration at https://extensions.gnome.org/ I logged in & browsed to the extension that you recommend and just used the switch to switch it on.
It works great! Thanks!

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