Re: Command completer in runDialog

[Brainstormtrooper <brainstormtrooper free fr>]

gnome 2 had a good one - not too fanct, but it did autocomplete...


On Thu, 2011-03-17 at 00:32 -0400, Jasper St. Pierre wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 12:22 AM, Adam Williamson <awilliam redhat com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-03-16 at 23:55 -0400, Alexandre Kaspar wrote:
> >> Le mercredi 16 mars 2011 à 22:15 +0000,
> >> gnome-shell-list-request gnome org a écrit :
> >> > I bet the response is "if Alt+F2 becomes a part of your daily
> >> > workflow, we've done something wrong"
> >>
> >> I bet not.
> >> I've been used to gnome-do up to the day I figured out that gnome
> >> already had that (ALT+F2), even though the gnome-do version has other
> >> features... but it happened I didn't really need them.
> >>
> >> I'm pretty sure there are plenty of people who do not really like using
> >> a mouse. Having keyboard shortcuts is a need.
> >>
> > Sure, but they don't have to be alt-f2. alt-f1 works pretty well too. ;)
> 
> I find that the super key works even better.
> 
> Not a designer here, but going to hopefully give a common thought that
> I doubt we're going to make Alt-F2 prettier or featureful. It's a
> power user tool with a simple goal: run a command, discard stdout/in.
> I only use it for "r" (restart shell) and "lg" (looking glass).
> 
> You're still free to add an extension, but I would argue that if the
> fix isn't working for you, don't add more drugs to it to you addicted,
> just go cold turkey and try to break the Alt-F2 habit.
> 
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