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====== Preferences ====== | ====== Preferences ====== | ||
- | + | This page details all the settings available for the Application Finder. To edit settings, open up the application | |
- | <note warning>This page is work in progress!</ | + | |
===== General ===== | ===== General ===== | ||
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? Remember last selected category | ? Remember last selected category | ||
! Select this option to make the Application Finder select the last selected category in the expanded view. If this option is disabled, the category {gui>All Applications} is selected. | ! Select this option to make the Application Finder select the last selected category in the expanded view. If this option is disabled, the category {gui>All Applications} is selected. | ||
- | ? Always | + | ? Always |
- | ! By default [[../ | + | ! By default, [[../ |
+ | ? Keep running instance in the background | ||
+ | ! Keeps Application Finder running in the background to speed up opening times. You might want to disable this to reduce memory usage. | ||
+ | ? Single window | ||
+ | ! This option in only active if {gui> | ||
==== Appearance ==== | ==== Appearance ==== | ||
? View items as icons | ? View items as icons | ||
- | ! Select this option to show the applications and command | + | ! Select this option to show the applications and commands as icons rather than in a list view. |
? Text beside icons | ? Text beside icons | ||
- | ! This option in only active if {gui> | + | ! This option in only active if {gui> |
? Item icon size | ? Item icon size | ||
! The size of the icons in the item view. | ! The size of the icons in the item view. | ||
+ | ? Hide category pane | ||
+ | ! Hides the category side pane when in expanded mode. | ||
? Category icon size | ? Category icon size | ||
- | ! The size of the category icons in the side-pane. | + | ! The size of the category icons in the side pane. |
==== History ==== | ==== History ==== | ||
- | ? Clear custom command history | + | ? Clear Custom Command History |
- | ! Use this option to remove the history of " | + | ! Use this option to remove the history of custom commands |
- | ===== Actions ===== | + | ===== Custom |
+ | You can set custom actions to quickly perform tasks when a certain character or combination of characters is entered in the collapsed view. For example, you can go to a certain article on Wikipedia by typing '' | ||
<figure " | <figure " | ||
{{: | {{: | ||
</ | </ | ||
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+ | ==== Usage ==== | ||
+ | You can add a new (empty) action by clicking on the {gui> | ||
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+ | ? Type | ||
+ | ! There are two types of pattern matches: | ||
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+ | * **Prefix** - if this type is selected, there is a match if the entered string starts with the pattern specified. | ||
+ | * **Regular Expression** - For complex matches you can write a [[https:// | ||
+ | ? Pattern | ||
+ | ! Depending on the type selected, it describes the prefix or regular expression. | ||
+ | ? Command | ||
+ | ! The command that is executed when the pattern is matched. To include parts of the search in the command the following variables are available: | ||
+ | ? Prefix | ||
+ | ! **%s** - Include the string after the matched pattern. For example, if the prefix-pattern is '' | ||
+ | ! **%S** - Include the complete string after the matched pattern. For example, if the prefix-pattern is '' | ||
+ | ? Regular Expression | ||
+ | ! During the process of matching, the results of the sub-pattern between parentheses '' | ||
+ | ! If the pattern is '' | ||
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