App Search Widget
 

Hi.
Some users asked me, if I can add an application search in my
search program (scout).
I think a desktop widget would be a better place.
What do you think?

regards
Nicolai

In extras-devel:
app-search-widget

Re: App Search Widget
 

Well, personally I don't think I would have as much use of an app search as of scout, but if one were to exist, I would prefer if the two were combined into one all-purpose search app, rather than having to download another separate app.

Re: App Search Widget
 

Just tried it out. I think I'll definitely make good use of it as my number of apps installed increases each day. =)

Is it possible for it to only list search results like Faster Application Manager (FAM) instead of just going to a certain position?
ie. when i typed "tran" for transmission, it goes to:
- phototranslator
I need to type "transm" to get to get to Transmission.

In FAM, if I type "tran", I get 3 search results.
- phototranslator
- transitioncontrol
- Transmission

Re: App Search Widget
 

You can use the app/down cursor key to jump between
matches.

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Ahhh. Guess this is fine. Is it possible to at least give visual feedback to the ones that contain my search text?
(highlighting the entire app name or just the characters I typed)

Re: App Search Widget
 

A widget works if it could be on all desktops. Even better would be having this built into scout and in addition optionally make it replace the regular type to search from the desktop. =)

Re: App Search Widget
 

You can put the widget on all desktops!

I don't know if it is possible to bypass the current
"type to search" action. It is part of the hildon-desktop.
(Maybe Matans modified hildon has an option to
change the default search action).

nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

nicolai, you are incredible!!
Many thanks ;)

Re: App Search Widget
 

A few suggestions I would appreciate to the widget,
1. To have it possible to 'hide-on-type' (like the Add Shortcut menu, or the other type to find menus)
2. To have it support also contacts.
That would make this the perfect widget for me,

Thanks you very much regardless....

Re: App Search Widget
 

Would be way cool to have a 'proper' application launcher using Ctrl + Space as shortcut for example.

Re: App Search Widget
 

Yes, the next version will have this.
Why contacts? The hildon desktop already has this function.
You can type and the address book pops up and shows
the matching contacts.

What do you mean with "proper"?

Re: App Search Widget
 

new version 0.3
minor update: filter for application list
only matching entries are shown.

regards
Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

Well a 'proper' application launcher should be able to launch anywhere in the OS, at least I think so. Hence the shortcut key. It'd be cool if you could implement a shortcut key function into this widget.

Re: App Search Widget
 

I don't think this is possible, as keyboard events are caught by
the hildon-desktop to start the contacts search.

Btw app-search-widget goes to extras-testing.
Please test and vote for it.

regards
Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

Nicolai,
It works great but there is a small usability issue.
I guess that widget is rereading app list fully every time it's launched thus delay on startup is quite noticeable. Is it possible to pre-index it - in a way scout does this?

Thank you,

Leonid

Re: App Search Widget
 

I agree with this, takes a few seconds for the app to load. Can be irritating sometimes...

I have also noticed a couple of minor issues regarding specific applications (from extras-testing):

• There is an empty field with the standard blue square icon on top of the list. I'm not sure how I got that there.
• The icon of e**jpi (the RPN calculator) is somehow oversized in the list
• Journey Planner for Norway shows the wrong name (just a few weird characters) and sometimes it disappears from the list completely

Re-install of said apps did not help. Are the issues related to the apps themselves or to the widget?

And, of course, many thanks! I hadn't realized how useful an app like this was (as a widget) before actually trying it out!

Re: App Search Widget
 

Thank you for your feedback.

Yes, I think all problems are related to the widget. I will install
this applications and look what problem is.

Funny, isn't. I made this widget because some one ask for
it. I don't have much applications installed and thought I would
never use this widget myself. But now, I don't use the maemo
application menu anymore.

regards
nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

I can confirm that in every point.
I also have this standard blue square and I have problems with eSpeakgui. The text is always cryptic and anytime it looks different.

But of course many thanks from me too. The widget is really great!

Re: App Search Widget
 

Would it be possible for you to create a daemon that listens to for example Ctrl + Space and then shows the app search dialog?

Re: App Search Widget
 

Thanks again Nicolai!
Another one of your apps I'm using :)

Re: App Search Widget
 

Funny thing is.. it doesn't have a 'square' around the icon, like all the other icons, screenshot:
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/2...0072620155.png

It doesn't matter.. I just noticed it :D

Re: App Search Widget
 

It's not a application, it's a widget.

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Ah.. of course :D

Re: App Search Widget
 

• fixed
• fixed
• fixed

Thank you for reporting.

Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

Edit: sorry, this post was probably not needed :P


MussOrgsky also shows up as a few random characters, at random places in the list, I think that's fixed along with Journey Planner for Norway? (same issue?)

Maesynth's icon is also oversized, but that also happens in the built-in 'Add shortcut' menu (on desktop), so that's not specific for your App Search Widget (maybe an error in Maesynth itself?)

App Search: http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5...0072700040.png
Add shortcut: http://img530.imageshack.us/img530/7...0072700083.png

Re: App Search Widget
 

Works just great. Only a small thing:
If the list view with the Apps has the focus and you began typing the textbox should immediately get the focus and the text. :)

Re: App Search Widget
 

I just want to thank you for this great widget. It's perfect for me.

Re: App Search Widget
 

Hi, thanks for this great widget!

I really missed that feature!

Could it be possible to have 5 lines instead of 3 lines or maybe fullscreen? Best would be, if its configurable...

And what about sorting the apps by date? Newest first.
That would be great! You could add some small buttons next to stringgadget!
Because whenever I installed multiple apps, then if I want to try out the new apps afterwards, sometimes I can't remember all the apps I installed;)

Re: App Search Widget
 

*Bug report*

It seems to only accept lowercase input, which is an issue when using the onscreen keyboard, which usually starts capitalized.
But also when you press shift yourself, of course.

Re: App Search Widget
 

Atlast an app launcher. Is it possible to make it as an app, so that it can be launched from maybe quick launch. Also there's this possibility of having a speed dial kind of thingy where a key is repeatedly pressed, an app is launched or contact is called.

Re: App Search Widget
 

This is how application management should be handled by default, bravo nicolai!!

Re: App Search Widget
 

App Search Widget is now in extras.
Thank you for testing and voting.
regards
Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

Hi

Thank you for this awesome app, its easily my most used one.
I would like to request (if possible) to launch it via a keyboard shortcut (or one of the n900 buttons) that way it could be like quicksilver/gnome-do app launcher!


thx again

zeltak

Re: App Search Widget
 

T hank you for this app!

-when i tap icon or widget btw. why widget? i would like to get feedback that i have really clicked it.
-it would be better if startup is instant. maybe to show dialog and load prog list after that.

Re: App Search Widget
 

simpler than an applicationYes I am working on a way to speed up the loading of
the application list.

regards
Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

New Version 0.5 in extras-devel:

changelog:
Fixed bug with uppercase query.
Changed dialog window size.
Seach and show comment entry from .desktop file.
Application search has its own thread, for faster startup.

have fun
Nicolai

Re: App Search Widget
 

Hi nicolai

any thoughts of my previous suggestion (....ability to launch it via a keyboard shortcut (or one of the n900 buttons) that way it could be like quicksilver/gnome-do app launcher)

thx

Zeltak

Re: App Search Widget
 

Now if I open quickly, before it was a bit slow.

Thank you for the job.

A question ... Could trickle as the application can be selected without having to touch the screen? Only keyboard.

Re: App Search Widget
 

The new version is pretty fast.
I would like to suggest a feature as well and I guess some of them have already been mentioned earlier in different ways
1. Since we are using the keyboard either ways, it will be better if we can select the filtered application using arrow keys (Up or Down) and selecting enter key.
2. A possibility to add speed App selection option example assign 1 for calculator, 2 for web browser, 3 for Alarm/Clock, etc

Thanks.

Re: App Search Widget
 

As far as I know, it isn't possible to react on keyboard events.
The hildon desktop is responsible for handling keyboard shortcuts,
shift+control+x to start XTerm for example. All other keys
are used for the contact search for the phone dialoer only :-(

Nicolai