XFCE tab out of fullscreen applications?

Stupid question, but how do I tab out of applications in full screen?
On gnome3 I can just hit mod4 and I get to the overview, or I hit alt tab and can also switch applications which also works in full screen mode. On tiling windows managers, I can simple switch the active workspace, but how the hell do I get out of a full screen app in xfce and switch focus to another application running on that workspace?

Alt-Tab works for me in most cases. I only have problems with games that grab the whole keyboard and disable all global hotkeys.
PS: I use xfce with the default xfwm.
Last edited by progandy (2013-06-25 02:41:18)

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