Re: App Search Widget
 

Not sure if that's the reason but it seems that list itself is indeed popping up very quickly but it takes considerably longer to populate it with all apps. Might be that reading comment entry from .desktop which slows it down a bit, what do you think?

Re: App Search Widget
 

Considerably longer? Hm.
I can disable searching in comments and compare the results.

Re: App Search Widget
 

It might be an impression, as with previous version it sometimes took quite a while to display a list with all results populated, while now list comes in quickly while population isn't finished yet. ;)

Anyway, see the difference without comments and let us know.

Re: App Search Widget
 

if so then it's imo better than not to give any feedback to user. With slow startup user might tap icon multiple times.

Re: App Search Widget
 

@nicolai
Great now it starts fast!

-should population be run first after install and save results to txt file and after that user should refresh list
-or should it populate it on background so that it doesnt show list growing(animation slowsthings down?) but lets user write app name and executes search after the population is ready?
-search in description imo could be optional/set as default on and from settings could be taken off
any toughts about these?

great app! I rarely use menu anymore :)

Re: App Search Widget
 

Of course, I agree. I'm just wondering whether adding a feature of reading comments entry from .desktop file might have an impact here.

Re: App Search Widget
 

Does this application would have icon in the applications menu? So that it can launch from "Quick Launch" DrLauch, etc.

Re: App Search Widget
 

+1 for the launch from Dr.launch option :)

zeltak

Re: App Search Widget
 

No difference. I tested both, with searching in comments and without.
It tooks nearly the same time.


@whitewolf:
quicklaunch already has the function to search for applications.
DrLaunch can only start application shortcuts, no desktop widgets.

regards Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

please could you add sorting by date (newest first) as an option?

Re: App Search Widget
 

Hi and thank you nicolai for a great app. After I did a reflash of my N900 I was searching for the search app-widget and then I remembered that it WASN't a built in feature :D Great stuff! Just a quick question: where is the icon stored and is it resizable? I'd like to change the icon to match the overall theme that I have going on, if you don't mind ofc ;)

Re: App Search Widget
 

Hi eMiL,

the icon is stored in
/usr/share/pixmaps/app-search-widget.

But it is not resizeable.

nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

thx a bunch man!

Re: App Search Widget
 

nicolai, seems like you now have strong competition :)

http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=65137

Re: App Search Widget
 

Any chance of making this widget portrait-friendly?
Funny thing is that I even get the on-screen portrait keyboard, but there is no list of applications showing up.

Thanks,
i.