Jim wrote, on February 21, 2017 9:51 AM > > On 02/21/2017 09:43 AM, Deborah Swanson wrote: > > I like Linux for this job, as it has a number of capabilities that > > Windows doesn't have, and I was looking for an improvement on what I
> > can do in Windows. If you do a lot of computing it's nice to have > > tools and code you commonly use, and only the ones you've chosen, > > conveniently available from one interface. This interface could have > > other functionalities itself. > > > > I was asking if anyone knew of Python code that acts in this way, and > > it appears so far that the answer is no. > > > > Deborah > > > > If you switch to Linux you might look at a program called Drawers. I use > it on Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04. It sits on the launcher panel and if you > click it it opens up and you can click on programs to start them. Most > things you can drag and drop on it, some things you must do a little > editing to get them to start. It is written in Python I think. > > On Mint 18 I use a program called MyLauncher. It sits on the top panel > and will drop down a menu of programs to start. It's a little more hands > on as you must add your programs to a config file to get them in the > launcher. Don't think this one is written in Python. > > Both are in the OS's repositories. > > Regards, Jim Thanks, Jim. This is exactly the type of program I was looking for. A number of people have made some very helpful suggestions on ways to get a Linux shell installed in Windows, but since I really don't want to burn up a lot of time (any time at all actually) for a Windows solution, I think I'll have a go with Cooperative Linux first. It's a way of installing Linux on a separate partition that runs concurrently with Windows and doesn't require booting back and forth between them - why go cheap when you can have the real thing, which is what you originally wanted anyway? Might not be that much trouble either, though I think the installation is tricky. I'll try both Drawers and taking a look at MyLauncher's code. Chances are MyLauncher, or the parts of it I want, can be rewritten in Python. But if Drawers is sufficient and no better recommendations surface, I'll probably just go with that. Originally I wanted Python code that would run in Windows (for minimal fuss to get an application launcher now), and I might look at Drawers for that. But chances are that an application launcher would make heavy use of the os, and in Drawers that would be Linux and not Windows. I think Cooperative Linux should be my next stop for this project. Deborah -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
