On Tue, 24 Jun 2014 15:56:54 +0200 "Edwin Günthner" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello xubuntu folks, > > I did check the mailing list archive for for keywords like "synapse" ... > couldnt find any; so I hope that this topic is "new" and worth discussing > here. > > I consider moving from ubunut/unity to xubuntu/xfce (actually running a > xubuntu desktop for some weeks by now). The one thing that is really missing > for me: fast access to files. The unity file lense remembers all the files I > touched lately (probably using zeitgeist) ... and it is extremly helpful. > Instead of opening up a file manager and navigating directories; I just press > windows-f and start typing parts of the file name ... > (most of the time, i dont need to type anything, because the file lense might > actually the file i am looking for already ;-) > > With xubuntu/xfce, there is no such feature. The whisker menu and application > finder focus soley _applications_; not on files with user data. > In earlier years, there was "synapse" as replacement file launcher (using > zeitgeist under the covers) that provided similar functionality. But synapse > is no longer actively maintained; it isn't even available in the 14.04 > repositories any more. > > So - long story short: 1) is there an existing "file lense"-alike solution > for xubuntu? > 2) if not - are there any thoughts/plans to provide it at some point? > > Thanks everybody, > Edwin Hi, we're shipping catfish by default, which provides a fast and easy way to search files. Cheers Simon -- xubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
