My first open-source project!

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 02:03 PM

https://sourceforge.net/projects/qlauncher/

brianL · 08-25-2010, 02:33 PM

Congratulations!

Alexvader · 08-25-2010, 02:45 PM

KUDOS

Good job... will pack this for Arch and test it...

BRGDS

Alex

sycamorex · 08-25-2010, 02:49 PM

Congrats!!!

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 03:04 PM

I didn't expect such a positive reaction!

Anyway, if you want to compile it, remember that it uses QMake instead of GNU autotools like most people are used to. To compile:

Code:

qmake && make

Also, it can be opened in the Qt Creator IDE.

EDIT:

It uses the .desktop files in /usr/share/applications to build up its list of apps, and I would like it to put the app's icon in front of the name. I found that the Icon listed in them isn't the full path to the icon. How do I figure out the path to the icon from it?

Aquarius_Girl · 08-25-2010, 03:06 PM

Congrats MTK, it's time to install QT now for ... testing

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 03:12 PM

Note that for it to be useful, you must set up a key binding in your DE/WM to run it. I chose Super+Space, but it doesn't matter.

Alexvader · 08-25-2010, 03:19 PM

Hi

This does create something like a ~/.qlauncherrc where the prefixes of the apps are stored, right...?

I'm asking this because I am still typing from my Slack box... as soon as I change to my Arch i will make a PKGBUILD for this and install it...

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 03:30 PM

It uses QSettings.

http://doc.trolltech.com/4.6/qsettings.html

The location and file format isn't chosen by me. AFAIK it uses the platform's preferred format, such as INI-like files for Linux, XML files for Mac, and the Registry for Windows.

And what do you mean by "Prefixes"?

EDIT: Version 0.2 has a serious usability bug: the "Cancel" button, instead of the entry, is focused by default. I'll upload the fixed version.

Alexvader · 08-25-2010, 03:35 PM

Hi

AFAIK ( correct me if I am wrong...

) This is a fast launcher for applications, some sort of launcher menu.

There must be ( it case this is what i think it is ) a way of storing information about what is to be launched, where it is, and probably some environment settings prior to launching the application ( similar to what one does in a shell prior to launch some script/app )... my question was about where this information is stored, figured that some .**rc file living in ~ would be an obvious choice...

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 03:41 PM

It stores the number of times each one was launched, and sorts them first so it takes less keystrokes to get them to the top of the list.

Then, pressing "Enter" launches the one at the top of the list.

If you really want to know how it works, open up the source code and look at widget.cpp, that's where 99% of the action is. I commented it.

MrCode · 08-25-2010, 06:04 PM

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Alt-F2 Run dialog in most DEs provide a similar functionality?

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that you've started up your own FOSS project (something I'm still reluctant to try

), I'm just wondering if you might be unnecessarily duplicating functionality here...

XavierP · 08-25-2010, 06:35 PM

I've moved this over to Programming. Congrats on your project.

Sergei Steshenko · 08-25-2010, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrCode

Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't the Alt-F2 Run dialog in most DEs provide a similar functionality?

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that you've started up your own FOSS project (something I'm still reluctant to try

), I'm just wondering if you might be unnecessarily duplicating functionality here...

And why can't applications be launched from any file browser ?

MTK358 · 08-25-2010, 06:53 PM

This remembers what you launched before and offers them after just typing a letter or two, instead of the whole name.