Yes, the new alt-tab window switcher is horrid for the reasons you describe. I g...

kylemathews on Oct 2, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: New Ubuntu in 9 days, 18 hours, 51 minutes and 29 ...

Yes, the new alt-tab window switcher is horrid for the reasons you describe. I gave up on it after a day or so and switched back to the older window switcher via the CompizConfig Settings Manager.