Application Launcher for Haiku?

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I’ve noticed that Haiku doesn’t really have an option for a persistant application launcher such as KRunner for KDE or Enso for Linux and Windows.

Would it be possible to port something like this to Haiku?
https://github.com/ellysh/open-enso

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like QuickLaunch?

http://haikuware.com/remository/view-details/utilities/desktop-accessories/quicklaunch

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Is there a way to make Quicklaunch a persistent daemon that can be invoked through a hot key?

I thought Enso might have been a good place to start since the core of the program is written in Python and it’s been ported to Linux from Windows so the codebase seems to be portable.

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Hi vote_gough!

As written in the fabulous ReadMe, you can use Haiku’s Shortcuts preferences to assign a keycombo to lauching QuickLaunch. :slight_smile:
Unfortunately, Shortcuts is broken in various ways apparently. It doesn’t work in localized, non-english systems and sometimes it refuses to set up a new key combo. Sometimes restarting the input server from Terminal works to apply the new setting: “/system/servers/input_server -q”. It’s a mess…

Regards,
Humdinger

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[quote=humdinger]

As written in the fabulous ReadMe[/quote]

I wonder (not) who the brilliant author is… :slight_smile:

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[quote=louisdem]Humdinger, maybe QuickLaunch could be improved by creating a replicant version of it?
It would, perhaps, serve this purpose of being “persistent” across reboots and of being readily available on the Desktop (on a given hrev, that is)…[/quote]

Things on the desktop are rarely readily available, because most of the time they are obscured by windows. Persistence isn’t an issue either, because most of the time you start a search for a different app.
Also, I don’t see how invoking QuickLaunch quickly with the mouse is of much help. After all, the first thing you do when it’s up is to switch to the keyboard to type in an app name. Therefore invoking via keyboard shortcut remains the fastest way. Now, if only the Shortcuts preferences would work more reliably…

I do plan to add favourites and not quitting after app-launch, so the last search results would be kept. I’d also like to do node-monitoring to be notified of newly un/installed applications and be aware of localized app names. Let’s see how long it takes me to bumble my way to those features. :slight_smile:

Regards
Humdinger

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Recently, I found an updated (Haiku PM) version of LnLauncher:

http://www.bebits.com/app/877

Regards.
Dario.-

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Humdinger, maybe QuickLaunch could be improved by creating a replicant version of it?
It would, perhaps, serve this purpose of being “persistent” across reboots and of being readily available on the Desktop (on a given hrev, that is)…

– louisdem

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Humdinger, have you ever gave thought on making a persistent version of QuickLaunch available as a core component of Haiku?

Having an application launcher such as this one is something that many people including myself find invaluable.

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[quote=humdinger][quote=louisdem]Humdinger, maybe QuickLaunch could be improved by creating a replicant version of it?
It would, perhaps, serve this purpose of being “persistent” across reboots and of being readily available on the Desktop (on a given hrev, that is)…[/quote]

Things on the desktop are rarely readily available, because most of the time they are obscured by windows. Persistence isn’t an issue either, because most of the time you start a search for a different app.
Also, I don’t see how invoking QuickLaunch quickly with the mouse is of much help. After all, the first thing you do when it’s up is to switch to the keyboard to type in an app name. Therefore invoking via keyboard shortcut remains the fastest way. Now, if only the Shortcuts preferences would work more reliably…

I do plan to add favourites and not quitting after app-launch, so the last search results would be kept. I’d also like to do node-monitoring to be notified of newly un/installed applications and be aware of localized app names. Let’s see how long it takes me to bumble my way to those features. :slight_smile:

Regards
Humdinger[/quote]

I actually meant for QuickLaunch to become something similar to Run… (see http://www.bebits.com/app/880), but anyway…

Well, then, let’s see :wink:

– louisdem