1 #+TITLE: Instantlauncher - navigate to your files and programs quickly!
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6 - This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
7 the terms of version 3 of the [[https://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html][GNU Lesser General Public License]] or later as
8 published by the Free Software Foundation.
12 - Homepage: http://svjatoslav.eu
13 - Email: mailto://svjatoslav@svjatoslav.eu
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17 * (document settings) :noexport:
18 ** use dark style for TWBS-HTML exporter
19 #+HTML_HEAD: <link href="https://bootswatch.com/darkly/bootstrap.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
20 #+HTML_HEAD: <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.11.2/jquery.min.js"></script>
21 #+HTML_HEAD: <script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.1/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>"
22 #+HTML_HEAD: <style type="text/css">
23 #+HTML_HEAD: footer {background-color: #111 !important;}
24 #+HTML_HEAD: pre {background-color: #111; color: #ccc;}
28 Quick filesystem based document/application launcher. It starts by
29 showing content of [[id:5ced6bf5-165a-49a0-8de4-3755d810d987][predefined directory]]. Sub directories can be chosen
30 by simply moving mouse pointer over corresponding directory.
32 [[file:screenshot.png]]
34 Files types are color-coded.
37 Simply hovering mouse pointer over directory expands its contents in
38 the next right column.
41 + Executable file (red):
43 + Run executable file.
45 + Toggle executable state.
47 + Non-executable file (green):
49 + Open file using corresponding application.
51 + Toggle executable state.
53 + Directory/symlink (blue):
55 + Open directory using configured filesystem browser.
57 + Open directory using configured text based terminal emulator.
60 When instantlauncher starts, it looks for configuration file under
63 If file is not found, it creates new default configuration file in
67 directoryOpenCommand: nautilus -w {file}
68 directoryTerminalOpenCommand: gnome-terminal --working-directory={file}
72 - command: emacs {file}
84 - command: emacs {file}
86 navigationRootPath: /home/svjatoslav/
89 ** directoryOpenCommand
90 Command to use when opening directory.
92 By default instantlauncher assumes that Gnome desktop environment is
93 installed and uses Nautilus file manager:
94 : directoryOpenCommand: nautilus -w {file}
95 ** directoryTerminalOpenCommand
96 Command to use when opening directory in text terminal based console.
98 By default instantlauncher assumes that Gnome desktop environment is
99 installed and uses Gnome Terminal:
101 : directoryTerminalOpenCommand: gnome-terminal --working-directory={file}
103 Allows to map file name/extension using regular expression pattern
104 matching to corresponding application.
108 - command: vlc {file}
113 - command :: Command to execute to open given file. Special variable
114 {file} will point to user chosen file using absolute file
117 - fileRegex :: Regular expression that must match the file.
118 ** navigationRootPath
120 :ID: 5ced6bf5-165a-49a0-8de4-3755d810d987
122 Root directory from where to start navigation.
124 This parameter is user specific! In my case instantlauncher by default
125 pointed this to my home directory. But it can be any directory user
128 I think good use-case is to create special directory to be used for
129 instantlauncher root. This special root directory can in turn contain
130 symlinks to various places user wants to visit often. Instantlauncher
131 will follow symlinks as if they were directories.
133 : navigationRootPath: /home/svjatoslav/