Flap-App-Launcher
Compact applications launcher for Ubuntu.
Features
- minimalistic design
- suggestions on TAB button
- suggestions respect usage statistics
- run printed command in the terminal if not found in the index
- history of any run commnads.
The application list generates from:
- main menu shortcuts
- any commands what were run before.
Installation
There are 3 ways to install the application:
Using NPM:
sudo npm install -g flap-app-launcher
Run anywhere with flap-app-launcher
.
Download *.deb package:
Down load from latest release page. Or execute in the bash:
# for x86_64 wget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.1/flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_x64.debsudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_x64.debflap-app-launcher # for ia32 wget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.1/flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_ai32.debsudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_ia32.debflap-app-launcher
From sources (for development):
git clone git@github.com:antonfisher/flap-app-launcher.gitcd flap-app-launchernpm installnpm run lintnpm testnpm start # production mode npm run dev # development mode
Configuration
The config file will be created after first application run.
Default hotkey: Super+Space
.
To change default hotkey edit the config file:
# for npm or binaries installation:
vim ~/.flap-app-launcher.config.json
# for source code installation:
vim %SOURCE_DIR%/.flap-app-launcher.config.json
NOTE: single hotkeys (like just Super
) are not supported now.
Add to the autorun on Ubuntu
The Command must be:
- for NPM installation:
flap-app-launcher
- for binaries installation:
%PATH_TO_BINARIES%/flap-app-launcher
.
ToDo
- automate build binaries
- tests coverage
- configuration file
- configuration window
- automate release process
- driver for iOS/Win (?)
- add google apps support