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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 ===== | ||
<figure " | <figure " | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
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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 " | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
</ | </ | ||
- | ==== Introduction ==== | ||
- | Custom actions can be used to match commands entered in the collapsed view and use them to quickly perform tasks. | ||
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- | It can for example be use the make shortcuts to commands, but also to send arguments to a website, for quick searching. | ||
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- | By default 4 custom actions are predefined, but you can change this to anything you like. | ||
==== Usage ==== | ==== Usage ==== | ||
+ | You can add a new (empty) action by clicking on the {gui> | ||
- | You can add a new (empty) action by clicking on the {gui> | + | ? Type |
+ | ! There are two types of pattern matches: | ||
- | Strings in the Application Finder by the {gui> | + | * **Prefix** - if this type is selected, there is a match if the entered string starts with the pattern |
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- | ? Type | + | |
- | ! There are two types of pattern matches. | + | |
- | ? Prefix | + | |
- | ! If this type is selected, there is a match if the entered string starts with {gui>pattern}. | + | |
- | | + | |
- | ! For complex matches you can write a [[https:// | + | |
? Pattern | ? Pattern | ||
- | ! Depending on the selected {gui>type} it will describe | + | ! Depending on the type selected, |
? Command | ? Command | ||
- | ! The command that is executed when the command | + | ! The command that is executed when the pattern |
? Prefix | ? Prefix | ||
- | ? %s | + | ! **%s** - Include the string after the matched pattern. |
- | ! Include the string after the matched pattern. | + | ! **%S** - Include the complete string after the matched |
- | ? | + | |
- | ! Include the complete string after the matches | + | |
? Regular Expression | ? Regular Expression | ||
- | ! During the process of matching, the match results of subpattern | + | ! During the process of matching, the results of the sub-pattern |
- | ! If the pattern is '' | + | ! If the pattern is '' |
+ | ? Save match in command history | ||
+ | ! Select this option if you want matches to be saved in the {gui> | ||
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