Flap-App-Launcher

Compact applications launcher for Ubuntu.

Features

• minimalistic design
• suggestions on TAB button
• suggestions respect usage statistics
• run printed command in the terminal if not found in the index
• history of any run commnads.

The application list generates from:

• main menu shortcuts
• any commands what were run before.

Installation

There are 3 ways to install the application:

Using NPM:

sudo npm install -g flap-app-launcher

Run anywhere with flap-app-launcher.

Download *.deb package:

Down load from latest release page. Or execute in the bash:

# for x86_64 
wget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.1/flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_x64.deb
sudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_x64.deb
flap-app-launcher
 
# for ia32 
wget https://github.com/antonfisher/flap-app-launcher/releases/download/v1.1.1/flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_ai32.deb
sudo dpkg -i flap-app-launcher_1.1.1_ia32.deb
flap-app-launcher

From sources (for development):

git clone [e-mail]:antonfisher/flap-app-launcher.git
cd flap-app-launcher
npm install
npm run lint
npm test
npm start   # production mode 
npm run dev # development mode 

Configuration

The config file will be created after first application run.

Default hotkey: Super+Space. To change default hotkey edit the config file:

# for npm or binaries installation:
vim ~/.flap-app-launcher.config.json

# for source code installation:
vim %SOURCE_DIR%/.flap-app-launcher.config.json

NOTE: single hotkeys (like just Super) are not supported now.

Add to the autorun on Ubuntu

The Command must be:

• for NPM installation: flap-app-launcher
• for binaries installation: %PATH_TO_BINARIES%/flap-app-launcher.

ToDo

• automate build binaries
• tests coverage
• configuration file
• configuration window
• automate release process
• driver for iOS/Win (?)
• add google apps support