KDE Application Launchers

[ianp5a]

Yes but Unity was their first ever desktop environment. So it's not surprising that they've made huge errors.

KDE's interface may be flexible, but for new users, especially after plasma 5, it needs cleaning up.

[woodsmoke]

Thanks to anonprivate and this thread I have one activity that has the homerun launcher widget square in the middle of it.

I use it when I'm going to be using a lot of applications in a short period of time and it just works great.

When I first ran it I thought "This is yet again ANOTHER reason why I run KDE, it is rather like that doofus Unity overlay screen only KDE got it right!"....ahem, as usual! lol

Thanks guys.

woodlovesKDEsmoke

[Rog131]

Mangonel Qt5/KF5

https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/125662/

Port of Mangonel to Qt5/KF5...

[Rog131]

Plasma 5 Quicklaunch applet

https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/125174/

Summary:Plasma 5 Quicklaunch applet
Review Request #125174 - Created Sept. 11, 2015...


Description
This is a reimplementation of Quicklaunch applet in QML...

--> https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/125222/

Review request changed
Updated 12 hours, 32 minutes ago (Sept. 14, 2015, 5:48 p.m.)
Status: Closed (submitted)

Injecting the quicklaunch-applet.diff to the plasma-workspace-5.4.1 (Arch) source...



Seems to work.

[Rog131]

Additional KF5 Mouse action/favorites/desktop menu

Almost clean Wily B1 installation VirtualBox


http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php...content=171299

Description:
A fully customisable desktop menu for plasma 5.

Downloading the source....

Installing packages:

build-essential
cmake
extra-cmake-modules
plasma-framework-dev
libkf5kdelibs4support-dev
gettext

Compiling:

$ mkdir -p builddir
$ cd builddir && cmake .. -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(kf5-config --prefix) -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DKDE_INSTALL_USE_QT_SYS_PATHS=ON
$ sudo make install

Full input/output: http://pastebin.com/iBMDk8ck

Desktop Settings > Mouse Actions...



Using...

[Rog132]

Albert

'webupd8' is writing of the Albert:

http://www.webupd8.org
-> http://www.webupd8.org/2015/01/alber...-launcher.html

`ALBERT`: A FAST, LIGHTWEIGHT QUICK LAUNCHER FOR LINUX

`Albert` is a relatively new quick launcher for Linux, which might remind you of Alfred (Mac) or Synapse (Linux). Using it, you can quickly launch applications, open files or perform web searches...

...What makes Albert special is that it's very fast, lightweight and desktop environment agnostic (it's based on Qt5, written in C++), so you can use it with whatever DE you want...

With the Kubuntu Vivid:

[DejanN]

That's it!

You can, for example, add a traditional menu widget on the panel and then configure it to only show "Favorites", this will give you an icon on the panel with your "Favorites" applications opening in a menu when you click it.

Yes, that is what I was looking for.
Thanks!

[kubicle]

Yet I cant find simple launcher widget for favorite apps (or apps I choose) from single icon with submenu on panel.

The "traditional" (or "classic") menu widget is fairly configurable from it's settings.

You can, for example, add a traditional menu widget on the panel and then configure it to only show "Favorites", this will give you an icon on the panel with your "Favorites" applications opening in a menu when you click it.

[DejanN]

The deluge of launchers...
Yet I cant find simple launcher widget for favorite apps (or apps I choose) from single icon with submenu on panel.
Shelf can do it in theory – but not in practice.
In desperation I had to fill folder with shortcuts and than point Folder widget to it.
Now I can start my selected apps in two clicks; can any launcher beat that?

[geoaraujo]

Of all the launchers, I have tried, standard, lancelot, daisy, cairo dock, and others I have forgotten, the Homerun Kicker appeals to me most. It is compact, easy to navigate, and has all the necessary features of reliable, easy to use launcher.

Same to me.

[Rog132]

Milou backport

https://bugs.launchpad.net/trusty-ba...s/+bug/1323315

Please backport milou 0.1-0ubuntu1 (universe) from utopic...

[richb]

Of all the launchers, I have tried, standard, lancelot, daisy, cairo dock, and others I have forgotten, the Homerun Kicker appeals to me most. It is compact, easy to navigate, and has all the necessary features of reliable, easy to use launcher.

[Rog132]

Milou

Earlier:
- https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post335309
- https://www.kubuntuforums.net/showth...l=1#post347847


The Milou has been added to the Ubuntu repositories: https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ut...ay/002464.html

[ubuntu/utopic-proposed] milou 0.1-0ubuntu1 (Accepted)

milou (0.1-0ubuntu1) utopic; urgency=low

* Initial release
...
Binary: plasma-widget-milou plasma-widget-milou-dbg
Architecture: source
Version: 0.1-0ubuntu1
Distribution: utopic
...

[MoonRise]

[dequire]

I use Homerun Kicker now. I've enjoyed it so far. Fits me better than Lancelot or the Default.

Homerun is very nice, too! It's very similar to the Rosa Launcher. I recall testing them both out in the past, but do not recall which I liked better. See: http://blueleaflinux.blogspot.com/20...a-kubuntu.html (and note that the web page is in Spanish...Google Translate is your friend).

<Edit> Well *ahem* *apparently* since I made the Youtube video he's referencing in the blog, I guess I better go re-watch it to see what my thoughts were! IIRC, Homerun is shown in that video as well...