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[http://developer.imendio.com/wiki/GNOME_Launch_Box Gnome Launch Box] is a an application launcher. It's very influenced by Quicksilver for Mac OSX.

Launch Box is the result of a Hackathon at Imendio in the weekend 8th-10th of January. Therefore it's buggy but very eyecandy!

It's in Hoary universe.
{{{sudo apt-get install gnome-launch-box}}}

Keyboard binding:
 * Open the {{{Configuration Editor}}} under {{{Applications > System Tools}}}.
 * Go to {{{/apps/metacity/global_keybindings}}}.
 * Change the value of a ''run_command'' to some key combination.
 * Go to {{{/apps/metacity/keybinding_commands}}}.
 * Changer the value of {{{command_X}}} (the one you haven choosen before) to {{{gnome-launch-box}}}.

Usage:
 * You can start it up with the definied keyboard shortcut.
 * You are not supposed to click on anything!!!
 * Just type and it will automatically search through you evolutuin contacts, programs and firefox bookmarks.
 * Select one and press enter.
 * With ESC you can exit.

Hint:
 * Gnome Launch Box disapears after starting an application.
 * Starting it up again brings it back (it's using the same PID)!
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