>(2) Add (2a) a (possibly) stay-put "open windows flap" (somewhat like the task
>bar in M$Windows or icon box on some X window managers), or (2b) add all open
>and collapsed windows in the current project (and possibly all other projects)
>to the desktop menu. (I'm not a great fan of ALT-TAB for switching between
>windows.) This would make it easier to have loads of windows open and jump
>between them.

Can I ask why you don't like ALT-TAB?  I've been following this thread and trying
to understand my own reasons for using the keyboard exclusively for some 
operations, the mouse for others and shifting between the two under some 
conditions for others.

I use ALT-TAB when:
- my hands are already on the keyboard
- the text in the buttons on the task bar isn't enough to tell me which window I need
- I'm toggling between two different windows

I like the option for "stay-put" flaps, perhaps there can be an option for manually 
activating a flap.  I find automatic flaps very annoying.  Perhaps it is my lack of
hand-eye coordination, but they always pop up over something else I'm aiming
for.

-david