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--- releng:4.10:roadmap:xfce4-appfinder [2011/12/13 12:47] – [Implement Modes] nick
+++ releng:4.10:roadmap:xfce4-appfinder [2011/12/13 12:56] – [Custom Actions] nick
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 It will therefore also install 2 desktop files: "Run Program..." (for in the toplevel menu) and "Application Finder" that spawns the window in expanded mode.
-===== Simple Extensions =====
+===== Custom Actions =====
+A bit like the Thunar custom actions, it is also possible to parse commands you type in the launch entry. It has 2 modes to match commands:
-It should be fairly easy add new "helpers" for users, by using an extension dialog, like the Thunar custom actions.
+  * Match by prefix. This allows to add [[https://duckduckgo.com/bang.html|!bang]] like launcher. With this technique we added support for launching in a terminal, just prefix the command with a **!**.
+  * Match by regular expression. This way complex launchers can be created to match for example email addresses (to launch a mail reader).
-  * Match by expression:
-    * "b <searchstring>" to search in Bing ^_^.
-    * match email and webaddress locations.
-  * Provide alternative 'launchers' that will showup in a menu while you type a string.
-    * Open "%s" in the terminal
-    * Open "%s" in webbrowser.
+A lot is possible this way, so you can create aliases or special launchers for gksu; we leave that up to you!
 ===== Other Ideas =====

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