On Sat, 2015-04-18 at 20:16 -0700, David Lopez wrote:
> at any rate, on my ubuntu box, if i press the window key for a couple
> of seconds, a new wiindow pops up with a handy key shortcuts. but now
> on rev. 1410, it also overlays a small icon over the left hand icons
> starting from the second icon to the 12th icon. the overlay is simply
> a number '1' to '9' followed by a zero, then 'd'. anybody know why?


Yes, those are hot keys. So the first icon on your panel can be accessed
with Super+1. If it's not running it'll get launched, if running focus
will switch to it (changing desktops as appropriate). For things like a
browser, if you want a new instance you can do Super+Shift and the
number.

Ted