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releng:4.10:roadmap:xfce4-appfinder [2011/12/13 12:47] – [Implement Modes] nickreleng:4.10:roadmap:xfce4-appfinder [2011/12/13 12:56] – [Other Ideas] 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. 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. +
- +
-===== Other Ideas ===== +
- +
-  * Ctrl+Enter: launch the command in a terminal. +
-  * Provide script for xfrun4 and keep the xfrun4 desktop file so users can switch easily. +
-  * See also [[http://gezeiten.org/post/2009/07/Appfinder-Ideas|Jannis' ideas]] and the replies to his post. +
-  * Panel plugin that can do the same as the Alt+F2 dialog (which will also obsolete the verve plugin). Might be a good alternative to searching in the applications menu. +
-  * Do not store commands that failed to execute. +
  
 +A lot is possible this way, so you can create aliases or special launchers for gksu; we leave that up to you!