Is there an applauncher/dock (not menu replacement) that can be launched with custom shortcuts (ps button)?
from dil@lemmy.zip to linux@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 05:59
https://lemmy.zip/post/45173563

I feel like I’m googling the wrong thing since I’m mostly getting start menu replacements and not a supplement. I want to click the ps button or a keyboard button and have a grid pop up over my apps that displays pinned apps/games that I can scroll through and launch with my controller or keyboard. Does something like that this exist?

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rbn@sopuli.xyz on 31 Jul 06:10 next collapse

Can’t you just create a folder with links / shortcuts to all the applications and games and just open said folder with a click (or some kind of shortcut)?

dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:13 next collapse

I assumed someone would’ve made something that looks nice lol

CCRhode@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 13:01 collapse

Exactly! I harbor nostalgia for the old Windows 3 desktop icon grid, so I open a file manager window pointing to ~/Desktop and display the *.desktop shortcuts there as icons. This is done automatically when gdm starts. My file manager is PCManFM, which is a rip-off of nautilus. Double-clicking on an icon opens the shortcut — be it to a terminal or a graphical application. I have to alt-tab to the PCManFM window of course, so I need the keyboard. Then I have to double-click with the mouse. It’s keeping both hemispheres of the brain active: subject/verb, left/right. Presumably you can map your game controller’s buttons to keyboard equivalents like <right cursor>, <tab>, and <enter> (or map your game controller’s buttons to PCManFM’s hot key config), which would allow you to navigate the PCManFM icon grid.

dropped_packet@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:20 next collapse

Wonder if rofi would suit your needs?

github.com/davatorium/rofi

dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:22 collapse

I saw that while looking but isn’t it just another way to search? I want to limit what can be sin just have a few specific games

dropped_packet@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:27 next collapse

Ahh I may have misunderstood sounds like you’re trying to “pin” applications to be launched. This is more app launcher than dock.

dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:47 collapse

I want a dock/panel that goes away and pops up based on a shortcut, like slides on screen or pops up on top, rofis prob the move, like ddterm but for games

wwwgem@lemmy.ml on 31 Jul 13:35 collapse

Rofi is certainly a great choice, though it relies on scripts to customize it to your needs. These scripts can be anywhere from extremely basic to insanely complex but you have to create them.
Personaly I use it as:

  • an app launcher
  • a clipboard manager
  • an infobar to show things like the date/time, memory usage, disk space, battery level, wifi signal…
  • an omnibar to perform an internet search, quick units conversions
  • a calculator for simple math
  • a bookmark manager (list, open, edit, add, remove)
  • a password/2FA token manager (list, edit, add, remove, autofill internet fields)
  • a wifi manager
  • a vpn manager
dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 20:27 collapse

Oh I’ll definitely look into that, sounds fun to setup

Marty_TF@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 06:30 collapse

if you have a specific list, and are willing to manually configure this launcher, rofi is the way to go, as it is fully scriptable

mnmalst@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 08:43 next collapse

github.com/kando-menu/kando

This should be what you are looking for? Has controller support.

dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 20:26 collapse

That’s great and definitely more on par with what I was looking for, thank you!

Scrath@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 31 Jul 10:20 next collapse

Maybe you could configure KRunner to work for what you want? I’m not sure though. Haven’t used it enough myself

gonzo-rand19@moist.catsweat.com on 31 Jul 14:24 collapse

I've used Ulauncher in the past, it looks nice and it's launched with a keybinding, but I don't know if you can configure it to only include certain apps since I don't use it anymore.

dil@lemmy.zip on 31 Jul 20:36 collapse

That seems useful in general, but kando was more what I was looking fot