Gnome-catalog Deskbar Handler

About

Plugin (handler) for the deskbar applet. It allows for searched in the specified gnomecatalog catalog. Installation is simple and easy.

Planned features

  • Search in all gnomecatalog catalogs in the provided dir (not in only one catalog
  • Extract meta-information from the catalog

Installation

Extract files from the archive and copy it to the deskbar handler catalog:

  • in HOME directory .gnome2/deskbar-applet/handlers/ or with new 2.20.1 api .gnome2/deskbar-applet/modules-2.20-compatible
  • in global directory /usr/lib/deskbar-applet/handlers/
  • use provided makefile (make install) – it will copy to the global directory. Remember to have write access to this dir

Screenshots

Configuration

gcdh_configuration

Plugin list with gnomecatalog handler

gcdh_pluginlist

Search result

gcdh_searchresult

Changelog

  • 0.1 – first public version.
  • 0.2 – limit query when length < 3 chars (performance issue)
  • 2.20.1 – compatible with the newest Deskbar API
  • 2.22.1 – small changes dealing with new deskbar requirement method

Files