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lookuplet --------- This GNOME application provides a unified interface for looking things up. There are many applications (desktop and web-based) in which you enter some text and they return some information based on that text. Examples include: * Looking a word up in a dictionary * Performing a web search * Performing a more specific search (searching Debian packages or on freshmeat.net, etc.) * Looking up an address in a mapping service The lookuplet aims to make all of those services readily accessible in as efficient a manner as possible. Using lookuplet --------------- When invoked, lookuplet grabs the current selection and sticks it into a text field for potential editing. You then press a key combination that you have previously configured and the text is sent either as an argument to an application or URL encoded and substituted into a URL which is then opened with your preferred web browser. This interface is based on the emacs principle of typing as few characters as possible to perform tasks that are done frequently. I find myself looking things up in various applications all of the time and the overhead of creating a new browser window, selecting a bookmark, clicking into the text entry field, entering the text and then pressing submit struck me as tremendously inefficient. The expectation is that you'll configure your window manager to launch lookuplet at the press of some key combination so that from any application, you can simply highlight text, press the lookuplet key combination and then press the key combination of your desired service. With such a configuration, the process of looking up information becomes extremely efficient in terms of key presses and mouse clicks. lookuplet can also be loaded into the GNOME toolbar as an applet instead of being run standalone. In that configuration it doesn't grab the selection when it starts up, but instead assumes you'll be pasting text into it's text field before pressing a key combination. The key combinations used by lookuplet and the associated launch configuration are maintained via a simple graphical user interface. Building lookuplet ------------------ Look at the INSTALL file for build instructions. Distribution ------------ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. Contact Information ------------------- Feedback on the program is welcome. Additional information and the latest release is available at <http://www.samskivert.com/code/lookuplet/>. Enjoy, Michael Bayne <mdb@samskivert.com> $Id$
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