Metacity Window Manager: The basic metacity functions that are interesting will be keyboard shortcuts and the workspace switcher. Some commonly used keyboard shortcuts to get around the Metacity window manager are as follows:

Shortcut Keys → Meaning + → Minimize/restore all windows.

Esc → Close menu.

Alt + Tab → Cycle forward, with pop-up icons.

Alt + Tab + Shift → Cycle backward, with popup icons.

Alt + Esc → Cycle forward, without pop-up icons.

Alt + Esc + Shift → Cycle backwards, without pop-up icons.

Alt + Ctrl + Tab → Cycle forward among panels.

Alt + Ctrl + Tab + Shift → Cycle backward among panels.

Ctrl + Alt + (→) → Cycle to next workspace.

Ctrl + Alt + (<-) → Cycle to previous workspace.

Another interesting feature of metacity is the workspace switcher.

There are four virtual workspaces in the switcher. By clicking any of them, you may make it your current workspace.

Each window is represented by a small rectangle in a workspace, click any of these windows to drag-and-drop it to another workspace.

You can add more workspaces by right click the workspace switcher.

You can change the name of the workspaces by right click the workspace switcher and select preferences.