GnomeLaunchBox
[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 both in Hoary & Breezy 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)!
Credits: [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=18740&highlight=gnome-launch-box Forum Thread]