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Katapult

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Depends on:  KDE 3.3.x
Downloads:  2173
Submitted:  Feb 24 2005
Updated:  Feb 27 2005
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-- I AM PROBABLY NOT GOING TO CONTINUE DEVELOPING KATAPULT --
I began developing Katapult primarily for two reasons: the first is that I find using Alt+F2 to open anything other than programs unpleasant, and that only works well if the program you're opening is a simple command in your path. The second is that KDE currently does not have any convenient way of searching for particular items (e-mails, etc).

However, it seems that our wonderful KDE developers are taking care of that. KDE 4 is supposed to include a new contextual search engine, which will be more powerful and better integrated than anything I have the ability to produce. I may make an attempt to contribute to this project, or I may try making a Quicksilver-like interface to KDE 4's engine after its release. I hope to soon contribute something new to KDE and the open source community in general.

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Katapult is an application for KDE, written in C++, designed to allow faster access to applications, bookmarks, and other items. It is plugin-based, so it can launch anything that is has a plugin for. Its display is driven by plugins as well, so its appearance is completely customizable. It was inspired by Quicksilver for OS X.




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 Might sound stupid..

 
 by Neko on: Mar 22 2005  
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but... after the compilation... were do I open it?

I'm a... 80% newbie...
Thanks!

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 Re: Might sound stup

 
 by Ekardnam on: Mar 23 2005  
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alt+F2 (or whatever your shortkey is for
"Run Command") the last time in your life
in your life and write "katapult"


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 Re: Re: Might sound stup

 
 by brockers on: May 6 2005  
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Does anyone besides me find it ironic that the suggested way to start Katapult is to use the minicli; the very feature that Katapult is meant to replace? Nice application... I am a fan of any eye candy that KDE can get. Bobby


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 Re: Might sound stupid..

 
 by mikegr on: Nov 19 2005  
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If katapult is already started, press
ALT+SPACE to activate search.


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 Doesn\'t Do anything

 
 by nuka on: Mar 26 2005  
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i installed it and its in my taskbar, i get a kde logo when i click it, but it doesnt do anything. typing stuff doesnt show anything, and when i press enter it says no results found.


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 stopped?!

 
 by troggan on: Oct 7 2005  
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Why have you stopped working on it? It looks like a promissing application. Exactly what I needed. But unfortunatly there are some bugs that prevent me from using it.

Can I post the Bug-List? Will you fix them? Do you have other Developers that could take over the project?


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 Re: stopped?!

 
 by Zoombie on: Oct 7 2005  
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I stopped because I didn't want to duplicate the work of the KDE developers working on Tenor. After the new search framework is available, I will see what it would take to provide a Katapult-like interface to it.

Also, I was contacted sometime back by some Kubuntu developers that were interested in continuing the project, and I gave them permission. I don't know what came of that, though.


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 Great program

 
 by mengle on: Oct 16 2005  
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I am also an avid Mac user and have found Quicksilver to be one of the best programs I've ever used. This is certainly on the same track.

I am very disappointed to read that development has stopped. Although I realize that KDE 4 will include a built-in search function (presumably much like spotlight for OS X), I find that Katapult (and quicksilver) is much better and faster finding and opening programs and folders. In fact I see a need for both types of programs, so I strongly urge you to move development forward, if possible.

Either way, I want to thank you for making this wonderful program.


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 Re: Great program

 
 by joeprusa on: Nov 17 2005  
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Well, most of you probably know already but the thing is in Kubuntu Breezy and it's one of of its best features for me...


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 Re: Re: Great program

 
 by piranha2001 on: Nov 29 2005  
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Year! For me too. I also like Katapult very much and look forward to coming extensions...


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 Thank you!

 
 by cypherpunk on: Jul 5 2006  
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Thank you for Katapult, I absolutely love it! It keeps my desktop clean and saves me the hassle of navigating through menus and submenus each time I have to launch an application. Great stuff!


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 Can't set K. no more

 
 by 747419 on: Nov 8 2006  
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I really like Katapult and the idea behind it - but since I made it dissappear from the system tray, there's no way to change any settings or put it back into the tray. I still can use it, though, and it works really fine. I would highly apreciate some suggestions, since even un- and deinstalling could't change that.


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