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I am using Xubuntu 16.04.

I am wondering if there is a way to have multiple opened instances of the same application stack into a single tab like Windows does it.

Then when you clickthat tab, it is expanded into a small secondary menu display all of the instance.

Scorb
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Right-Click on your panel and select Panel > Panel Preferences.

Click on the Items tab and select Windows Buttons.

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Click on the Gear on the right for Edit the currently selected item (my icon pack shows it as an eye ball). Change Window Grouping to Always.

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Hope this helps!

Terrance
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    Thanks for the answer. It helped me to ungroup the instances. – hermannk Dec 03 '20 at 15:02
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    Using xfce 4.18/debian 12, this feature still works. I wanted to ungroup the instances as well. – TurkishCoffee Nov 06 '24 at 13:38
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    Also works on xfce 4.20 (for ungrouping). However, for me the "Edit the currently selected item" button is a wrench, and it is at the bottom of the list, not to the right. And there is a checkbox "Group windows by application" instead of a drop down. – BlackShift Mar 05 '25 at 11:49