Have you tried GNOME Do? ;) But seriously, FAYT ("Find as you type") is a simple and powerful user interface idea that we've been slow to adopt, and I would love to explore these ideas further and find ways to improve Ubuntu with find-as-you-type features.
Frederik, I don't see Application Search in my accessories menu, but if you've found in there it should be very easy to place it in the top-level applications menu. It would be a great project to improve this dialog and merge it with the many different Open With... dialog implementations to introduce FAYT to users. David On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 2:05 AM, Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nn...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is anybody currently working on integrating a FAYT aka FAST text > search button/field featuring the incremental search algorithm used in > the Run Application dialog into the Applications menu already?? > > right now, Application Search is hidden under Applications > Accessories . > i would like to see it above the 8 categories. > > One could also argue, Ubuntu Software Center should be merged with it. > > in that FAYT text search button / field one could integrate > application and file search in one. > i think with the right hierarchy and inheritance of topic in an > interactive dialog resulting from a query in that field, one could > already access tagged files, folders and such information. > > this would help with integrating Ubuntu's current status with the > backend power and comfort of use GNOME Activity Journal offers. > is there a simple way of modifying some script or .desktop files to > achieve this on my own here? > > _______________________________________________ > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp