Comments on: Program Review: Katapult for Fun and Profit… http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html Rantings of a Questionably Sane Chicken Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:56:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Gabriel http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-955 Gabriel Sun, 12 Aug 2007 09:59:27 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-955 I love Katapult, but I think its getting behind these days. It doesnt have multiple selection of results, like if i have emacs22.1.tar.gz source code file, emacs22.1/ the directory, and the actual emacs22.1 launcher. Or if I want to open a file with a different application than the default one. The Gnome equivalent would be gnome-launch-box, this one is ugly (typical gnome) but it has these multiple result selection capabilities. On KDE-apps.org I've found a project working on this but I haven't tried it out yet. The project is katapult-fast track (http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Katapult-Fast+Track?content=60941 ) I hope katapult gets more features to improve it because its VERY useful and nice looking too. I love Katapult, but I think its getting behind these days. It doesnt have multiple selection of results, like if i have emacs22.1.tar.gz source code file, emacs22.1/ the directory, and the actual emacs22.1 launcher. Or if I want to open a file with a different application than the default one.

The Gnome equivalent would be gnome-launch-box, this one is ugly (typical gnome) but it has these multiple result selection capabilities.

On KDE-apps.org I’ve found a project working on this but I haven’t tried it out yet. The project is katapult-fast track (http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Katapult-Fast+Track?content=60941 )

I hope katapult gets more features to improve it because its VERY useful and nice looking too.

]]> By: Mez http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-949 Mez Sat, 11 Aug 2007 21:02:05 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-949 Thanks for the write up! Good to hear there are fans of katapult out there! Thanks for the write up!

Good to hear there are fans of katapult out there!

]]> By: manchicken http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-942 manchicken Sat, 11 Aug 2007 04:12:20 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-942 Oh, but you could be a KDE user ;) You're just a `sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop` away :) Oh, but you could be a KDE user ;)

You’re just a `sudo aptitude install kubuntu-desktop` away :)

]]> By: Dread Knight http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-941 Dread Knight Sat, 11 Aug 2007 02:28:12 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-941 OMG... that sounds so awsome.. but i'm not a Kde user... i use Gnome :\ Hope there will be something similar for Gnome OMG… that sounds so awsome.. but i’m not a Kde user… i use Gnome :\

Hope there will be something similar for Gnome

]]> By: manchicken http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-940 manchicken Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:02:33 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-940 And I have hacked it a little. I cleaned up the SQL so that it will work with standards-compliant SQL. I really should help out with it some more, the problem with helping out on KDE projects is that everybody is focusing on KDE4, and I just don't have the bandwidth to help out that much. And I have hacked it a little. I cleaned up the SQL so that it will work with standards-compliant SQL.

I really should help out with it some more, the problem with helping out on KDE projects is that everybody is focusing on KDE4, and I just don’t have the bandwidth to help out that much.

]]> By: nixternal http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-939 nixternal Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:42:24 +0000 http://www.manchicken.com/2007/free-software/program-review-katapult-for-fun-and-profit.html#comment-939 Glad you like it! Martin (mez) did a kick arse job on it. Myself and a few others have kicked in to offer help where ever and when ever we can. Of course you are always welcome to help hack on it as well :) Glad you like it! Martin (mez) did a kick arse job on it. Myself and a few others have kicked in to offer help where ever and when ever we can. Of course you are always welcome to help hack on it as well :)

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