Favorites Launcher - store.kde.org

Favorites Launcher

Various KDE 1.-4. Extensions

Score 68%

Description:

This is a \"containment action\" (mouse action) plugin for the KDE Plasma Desktop (KDE SC 4.4 or newer).

With this plugin, you can configure a mouse button click to invoke a menu with your favorite applications.

Instead of listing all applications, it only lists the Kickoff favorite applications. The code is written by Chani Armitage, I only modified it slightly to parse the favorites.

Last changelog:

6 years ago

0.2 fixes invokation on right mouse button click with KDE SC 4.6.

Landis
2 years ago

your plugin looks exactly what i want. i've gotten so used to Enlightenment's favorites menu.

But...
in opensuse 13.1/.2 i can not find kdelibs5-devel.
not even libs4-devel... libs3-devel, yes.

There is NO kdelibs5-devel Anywhere, for any distro

I've Never been successful building an app from source. I want this one to work.

Landis.

cmake output:
[code]
# cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX='kde4-config --prefix' ..
CMake Error at /usr/share/cmake/Modules/FindKDE4.cmake:111 (message):
ERROR: cmake/modules/FindKDE4Internal.cmake not found in
/root/.kde4/share/apps;/usr/share/kde4/apps;/etc/kde4/share/apps
Call Stack (most recent call first):
CMakeLists.txt:4 (find_package)

CMake Warning (dev) in CMakeLists.txt:
No cmake_minimum_required command is present. A line of code such as

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)

should be added at the top of the file. The version specified may be lower
if you wish to support older CMake versions for this project. For more
information run "cmake --help-policy CMP0000".
This warning is for project developers. Use -Wno-dev to suppress it.

-- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
See also "/home/landis/Working02/containmentaction-favorites-0.2/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeOutput.log".
[/code]

Landis.
Please, any help.

Landis
2 years ago

I found and installed (thought i'd give it a try), libskde4-devel ( 'base files for building kde applications' )..

DaDa... built just fine.

thanks.
Landis.

Landis
2 years ago

OK, the build and make install completed without error.
I restarted my system and there is No 'favorites' option in default desktop > mouse actions. only the original 'standard menu', switch desktop etc, launcher choices.

Any ideas please.
i have, in the build folder a plasma_containmentactions_favorites.so file.

everything seems to work. no errors.

Thanks,
Landis.

Landis
2 years ago

I cloned the git repo.
build (cmake)
make install.
[code]
Installing: /home/landis/bin/containmentaction-favorites/build/kde4-config-prefix/share/kde4/services/plasma-containmentactions-favorites.desktop
[/code]

i look in ~/.kde4/share/kde4/services/
no 'plasma-containmentactions-favorites.desktop' file.

the only 'changed' file is: plasma-applet-appmenu-qml.desktop - not it, eh.

skulptor
2 years ago

It looks like you did not use the correct back-ticks to put the kde4-config command into the cmake invocation.

Try this:

git clone git://anongit.kde.org/scratch/cfeck/containmentaction-favorites.git
cd containmentaction-favorites
mkdir build
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix` ..
make
sudo make install/fast

Then restart session.

skulptor
2 years ago

Forgot "cd build" after "mkdir build".

amge
4 years ago

containmentaction-favorites-0.2/launch.cpp: In member function ‘virtual void FavoritesLauncher::contextEvent(QEvent*)’:
containmentaction-favorites-0.2/launch.cpp:57:53: error: ‘popupPosition’ was not declared in this scope

Slackware 13.37, KDE 4.5.5, gcc 4.5.2

skulptor
4 years ago

http://quickgit.kde.org/?p=scratch/cfeck/containmentaction-favorites.git

v0.1 tag

amge
4 years ago

Thanks!
v. 0.1 OK

herrbatka
4 years ago

Why this is not in the default SC? It really should!

herrbatka
4 years ago

Hi, Is it possible to get something like this but for browser bookmarks?

thstaerk
4 years ago

Hi,

good stuff, it works for me when I

cmake . && make && make install
cp /usr/local/share/kde4/services/plasma-containmentactions-favorites.desktop /usr/share/kde4/services
cp /usr/local/lib64/kde4/plasma_containmentactions_favorites.so /usr/lib64/kde4/

in other words, please install to kde4-config --path services, not to /usr/local/share/kde4/services

skulptor
4 years ago

Unless you tell cmake where to install, it will always default to /usr/local

Use cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix`

anne-on-a-moose
5 years ago

Sadly I can't get this to work anymore, running Arch and KDE 4.8. It installs fine but when activated all that ever pulls up is the "Desktop Settings" listing instead of any favorites.

I really miss this functionality!

skulptor
5 years ago

Are you sure you are using version 0.2? It works fine here, even when configured to use the RMB.

anne-on-a-moose
5 years ago

You're right, I wasn't paying attention and was using the older version.

Version 2 is working fine. Thanks!

srog
8 years ago

Working fine with the Kubuntu Lucid (alpha-1).

Thank you of fine plugin.

joth666
8 years ago

It doesn't seem to like wine-programs. Everything in my kickoff favourites show up using this plugin EXCEPT the two wine-programs: Photoshop and Spotify.

The two programs run fine from kickoff though.

joth666
8 years ago

Forgot to mention: they show up in Chani's original "Application launcher" plugin.

skulptor
8 years ago

How do these entries appear in .kde/share/config/kickoffrc? Usually it is /path/to/name.desktop, but might be different for wine apps.

joth666
8 years ago

That's how they look, yes. This is what spotify looks like:

/home/username/
.local/share/applications/wine/Programs/Spotify.desktop

And the .desktop file looks normal as well.

Like this:

[Desktop Entry]
Name=Spotify
Exec=env WINEPREFIX="/home/username/.wine" wine "C:\\Program Files\\Spotify\\spotify.exe"
Type=Application
StartupNotify=true
Path=/home/username/.wine/dosdevices/c:/Program Files/Spotify
Icon=/home/username/.local/share/icons/bdbf_spotify.0.png

joth666
8 years ago

I was hoping someone would make such a plugin, and I was rather surprised it wasn't included by default to be honest!

Anyhow, that's now taken care of! Thanks a lot!

6 years ago

0.2 fixes invokation on right mouse button click with KDE SC 4.6.

e_artydude Jul 13 2017

cinnamoner Mar 17 2017

thevladsoft May 08 2013

herrbatka Mar 01 2013

anne-on-a-moose Feb 14 2012

srog May 26 2011

vitoubien May 26 2011

janet Oct 10 2010

6 14

File (click to download)	Version	Description	Filetype	Packagetype	License	Downloads	Date	Filesize	OCS-Install	DL