Lightweight and hackable "search-and-launch" style application and file launcher, based on PyQt5.
Launch .desktop files in specified locations by searching for the application name or executable name. Before searching, it can show a list of "favorite" apps.
Switch to open windows by searching for the window title. Before searching, it shows a list of all windows open on the current desktop.
Type a path starting with / or ~ to browse through directories in the
filesystem. Before searching, it shows both the "places" bookmarks in
user-places.xbel and a "favorites" directory of your choice.
Execute shell commands (no terminal window).
Do math computations using Python's math library, by starting your search
with =. It also works with a limited set of Python built-ins like len().
The previous result is stored in the variable ans.
For example,
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
=1+1 |
2 |
=3*cos(2*pi) |
3.0 |
=len("hello") |
5 |
Do symbolic math computations using sympy, if you have it installed.
Start your search with ==. Use x, y and z as symbolic variables.
For example,
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
==x+y+z+1 |
x + y + z + 1 |
==simplify(sin(x)**2+cos(x)**2) |
1 |
Start a search with define to get the definition from the dict command.
- Python 3.6 or newer
- PyQt5
- wmctrl
- sympy (optional—for evaluating symbolic math expressions)
Spamalot Launcher currently has a hard-coded configuration path at
~/.spamalot_launcher.config.json and a cache path at
~/.spamalot_launcher.cache.
The configuration file format is JSON.
Desktop files and "favorite" locations are stored in the cache. They can be reloaded by searching for {"clear", "reset", or "erase"} and "cache". Alternatively, delete the cache file and restart Spamalot Launcher.
- Move configuration and cache files to standard locations (.config and .cache, respectively)
- Internationalization (e.g. for "define" keyword)
- Restore browser bookmark searching functionality
- Make wmctrl optional by disabling window switching functionality if not present