lxqt “whisker menu”?

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I'm running 16.04 on a very old PC, so I'm using the Enlightenment (currently E22) desktop.

I'm looking at LXQT, but I'd like the "program search" feature that comes with XFCE's Whisker Menu. I'm told that a whisker menu-type search isn't possible in LXDE (which is why I don't use it), but can it be (easily) done in LXQT?

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

If all you want to search in installed applications, you can try kupfer in the repo. Though it is developed for KDE. you can install it without dependency. I think it's default shortcut ctrl-space.
– kenn
Dec 8 '17 at 15:13

Thanks. So it's not visible on the menu?
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I guess you could install the xfce4-appfinder then assign the command to a keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I mean, like a search bar at the top (or bottom) of the menu where I can type in the first few characters of the program and get suggestions. Like the whisker menu does.
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:16

xfce4-appfinder is the search part of the Whisker Menu. Install it and command line launch it.
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:17

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I'm running 16.04 on a very old PC, so I'm using the Enlightenment (currently E22) desktop.

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

If all you want to search in installed applications, you can try kupfer in the repo. Though it is developed for KDE. you can install it without dependency. I think it's default shortcut ctrl-space.
– kenn
Dec 8 '17 at 15:13

Thanks. So it's not visible on the menu?
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I guess you could install the xfce4-appfinder then assign the command to a keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I mean, like a search bar at the top (or bottom) of the menu where I can type in the first few characters of the program and get suggestions. Like the whisker menu does.
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:16

xfce4-appfinder is the search part of the Whisker Menu. Install it and command line launch it.
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:17

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show 2 more comments

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I'm running 16.04 on a very old PC, so I'm using the Enlightenment (currently E22) desktop.

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

I'm running 16.04 on a very old PC, so I'm using the Enlightenment (currently E22) desktop.

menu whisker lxqt

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

asked Dec 8 '17 at 14:59

stroudmw

200516

If all you want to search in installed applications, you can try kupfer in the repo. Though it is developed for KDE. you can install it without dependency. I think it's default shortcut ctrl-space.
– kenn
Dec 8 '17 at 15:13

Thanks. So it's not visible on the menu?
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I guess you could install the xfce4-appfinder then assign the command to a keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I mean, like a search bar at the top (or bottom) of the menu where I can type in the first few characters of the program and get suggestions. Like the whisker menu does.
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:16

xfce4-appfinder is the search part of the Whisker Menu. Install it and command line launch it.
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:17

|
show 2 more comments

If all you want to search in installed applications, you can try kupfer in the repo. Though it is developed for KDE. you can install it without dependency. I think it's default shortcut ctrl-space.
– kenn
Dec 8 '17 at 15:13

Thanks. So it's not visible on the menu?
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I guess you could install the xfce4-appfinder then assign the command to a keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I mean, like a search bar at the top (or bottom) of the menu where I can type in the first few characters of the program and get suggestions. Like the whisker menu does.
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:16

xfce4-appfinder is the search part of the Whisker Menu. Install it and command line launch it.
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:17

If all you want to search in installed applications, you can try kupfer in the repo. Though it is developed for KDE. you can install it without dependency. I think it's default shortcut ctrl-space.
– kenn
Dec 8 '17 at 15:13

Thanks. So it's not visible on the menu?
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I guess you could install the xfce4-appfinder then assign the command to a keyboard shortcut. sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:14

I mean, like a search bar at the top (or bottom) of the menu where I can type in the first few characters of the program and get suggestions. Like the whisker menu does.
– stroudmw
Dec 8 '17 at 15:16

xfce4-appfinder is the search part of the Whisker Menu. Install it and command line launch it.
– Terrance
Dec 8 '17 at 15:17

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The xfce4-appfinder is part of the Whisker Menu.

To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

After it is installed simply run xfce4-appfinder from a command prompt or you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut. In Xfce4 it is assigned to Super+R to bring it up.

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

1

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

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1
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The xfce app finder will do it:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

Then you can find it from the main menu under Accessories: it's called "Application Finder" and has an hour-glass icon.

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

add a comment |

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1
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LXQt comes with its own launchers

The Applications menu panel widget acts just like Whisker-menu.

enter image description here

There is also lxqt-runner, very similar to krunner from KDE. Github. Its shortkey can be configured.

enter image description here

Other launchers, especially desktop-agnostic ones like Synapse, can be used to get the desired behavior.

Assigning only the Super key as shortcut, a nice feature of the Whisker Menu (but also of other launchers) can be added thus: for any launcher, including the ones mentioned above: install ksuperkey (preferably from source, which worked very smoothly for me - see details here), run it at startup, then assign Alt-F1 as shortcut for the launcher. For Synapse you need just to follow this answer (that is: edit .config/synapse/config.json in order to have "activate" : "Super_L").

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answered Jul 24 at 7:54

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3 Answers
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active

oldest

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up vote
2
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accepted

The xfce4-appfinder is part of the Whisker Menu.

To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

After it is installed simply run xfce4-appfinder from a command prompt or you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut. In Xfce4 it is assigned to Super+R to bring it up.

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

1

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

accepted

The xfce4-appfinder is part of the Whisker Menu.

To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

After it is installed simply run xfce4-appfinder from a command prompt or you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut. In Xfce4 it is assigned to Super+R to bring it up.

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

1

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

add a comment |

up vote
2
down vote

accepted

The xfce4-appfinder is part of the Whisker Menu.

To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

After it is installed simply run xfce4-appfinder from a command prompt or you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut. In Xfce4 it is assigned to Super+R to bring it up.

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

The xfce4-appfinder is part of the Whisker Menu.

To install it, run the following command:

sudo apt install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

After it is installed simply run xfce4-appfinder from a command prompt or you can assign it to a keyboard shortcut. In Xfce4 it is assigned to Super+R to bring it up.

enter image description here

Hope this helps!

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

edited Dec 9 '17 at 15:27

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

answered Dec 9 '17 at 4:04

Terrance

18.5k34092

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

1

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

add a comment |

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

1

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

I've tried the xfce-appfinder, and I can see it under "Applications" (It's called "Application Finder"). Thanks for your assistance!
– stroudmw
Dec 9 '17 at 7:23

@stroudmw I was actually going to answer that for you this morning. Glad you found it. =)
– Terrance
Dec 9 '17 at 15:16

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

The xfce app finder will do it:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

Then you can find it from the main menu under Accessories: it's called "Application Finder" and has an hour-glass icon.

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

The xfce app finder will do it:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

Then you can find it from the main menu under Accessories: it's called "Application Finder" and has an hour-glass icon.

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

The xfce app finder will do it:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

Then you can find it from the main menu under Accessories: it's called "Application Finder" and has an hour-glass icon.

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

The xfce app finder will do it:

sudo apt-get install --no-install-recommends xfce4-appfinder

Then you can find it from the main menu under Accessories: it's called "Application Finder" and has an hour-glass icon.

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

answered Dec 9 '17 at 7:32

stroudmw

200516

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

LXQt comes with its own launchers

The Applications menu panel widget acts just like Whisker-menu.

enter image description here

There is also lxqt-runner, very similar to krunner from KDE. Github. Its shortkey can be configured.

enter image description here

Other launchers, especially desktop-agnostic ones like Synapse, can be used to get the desired behavior.

Assigning only the Super key as shortcut, a nice feature of the Whisker Menu (but also of other launchers) can be added thus: for any launcher, including the ones mentioned above: install ksuperkey (preferably from source, which worked very smoothly for me - see details here), run it at startup, then assign Alt-F1 as shortcut for the launcher. For Synapse you need just to follow this answer (that is: edit .config/synapse/config.json in order to have "activate" : "Super_L").

edited Nov 27 at 21:20

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

LXQt comes with its own launchers

The Applications menu panel widget acts just like Whisker-menu.

enter image description here

There is also lxqt-runner, very similar to krunner from KDE. Github. Its shortkey can be configured.

enter image description here

Other launchers, especially desktop-agnostic ones like Synapse, can be used to get the desired behavior.

Assigning only the Super key as shortcut, a nice feature of the Whisker Menu (but also of other launchers) can be added thus: for any launcher, including the ones mentioned above: install ksuperkey (preferably from source, which worked very smoothly for me - see details here), run it at startup, then assign Alt-F1 as shortcut for the launcher. For Synapse you need just to follow this answer (that is: edit .config/synapse/config.json in order to have "activate" : "Super_L").

edited Nov 27 at 21:20

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

add a comment |

up vote
1
down vote

LXQt comes with its own launchers

The Applications menu panel widget acts just like Whisker-menu.

enter image description here

There is also lxqt-runner, very similar to krunner from KDE. Github. Its shortkey can be configured.

enter image description here

Other launchers, especially desktop-agnostic ones like Synapse, can be used to get the desired behavior.

Assigning only the Super key as shortcut, a nice feature of the Whisker Menu (but also of other launchers) can be added thus: for any launcher, including the ones mentioned above: install ksuperkey (preferably from source, which worked very smoothly for me - see details here), run it at startup, then assign Alt-F1 as shortcut for the launcher. For Synapse you need just to follow this answer (that is: edit .config/synapse/config.json in order to have "activate" : "Super_L").

edited Nov 27 at 21:20

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

LXQt comes with its own launchers

The Applications menu panel widget acts just like Whisker-menu.

enter image description here

There is also lxqt-runner, very similar to krunner from KDE. Github. Its shortkey can be configured.

enter image description here

Other launchers, especially desktop-agnostic ones like Synapse, can be used to get the desired behavior.

Assigning only the Super key as shortcut, a nice feature of the Whisker Menu (but also of other launchers) can be added thus: for any launcher, including the ones mentioned above: install ksuperkey (preferably from source, which worked very smoothly for me - see details here), run it at startup, then assign Alt-F1 as shortcut for the launcher. For Synapse you need just to follow this answer (that is: edit .config/synapse/config.json in order to have "activate" : "Super_L").

edited Nov 27 at 21:20

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

edited Nov 27 at 21:20

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

9,92046170338

answered Jul 24 at 7:54

cipricus

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