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Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">Whisker Menu</a> is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want to launch. The menu also supports browsing apps by category, you can add applications to favorites and more. The menu is used by default in <a href="http://www.linuxmint.com/rel_olivia_xfce_whatsnew.php#menu">Linux Mint 15 Xfce</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The application was updated recently, getting a much requested feature: you can now open the menu using a keyboard shortcut (though you must add the keyboard shortcut manually - see below), along with other enhancements and fixes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s1600/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu" border="0" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsGUIixDQq4GpV58n7u4w4XTpkc4Q2uaHKZLJEaR-8SgDAyF_D1J0T8EJ77CmYFgnndMtHboD9TaCoXllj962ZNOyqP-DBKXKXEB6snDWhuS37ObL2g1fT3I39Cm2KXjdElITTaos6V4U/s320/whisker-menu-1.1.0.png" title="whisker menu" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><b>Changes in Whisker Menu 1.1.0:</b><br /><ul><li>Added external command to popup menu;</li><li>Added option to show label with or instead of icon;</li><li>Add option to switch categories by hovering;</li><li>Added choosing icon sizes of launchers and categories;</li><li>Added scrolling to sidebar;</li><li>Added menu action to clear recently used;</li><li>Added menu actions to sort favorites alphabetically;</li><li>Added icons to context menu;</li><li>New search algorithm;</li><li>Refactored category code;</li><li>Show launcher name in context menu;</li><li>Many fixes and other changes.</li></ul><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s1600/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh860Vsv1rqDbCzysHkjs0OkNpHyoR84s9Os2TmRw6U_5N1PV_Qoxb4Rh0VqFkRrzI5nhd20yIBldhm3RFN8JSwIDkALJi3sBwPAYvRVe3_Yz6NpV2SyTNkXn4rzWs9HFqhfNVSOg9k47Q/s320/whisker-menu-keyboard.png" title="whisker menu keyboard shortcut" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To open Whisker Menu using a keyboard shortcut</b>, do the following: from the Xfce Settings > Keyboard, on the "Application Shortcuts" tab, click "Add" and use "xfce4-popup-whiskermenu" (without the quotes) for the command. Then assign it a keyboard shortcut (make sure it's not already in use) and that's it.</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Whisker Menu in Xubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To add the official PPA and install Whisker Menu in (X)Ubuntu 13.10, 13.04, 12.10 or 12.04 (with Xfce 4.8), use the commands below:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Important: if you're using (X)Ubuntu 12.04</b> and you've <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html">upgraded to Xfce 4.10</a>, use the following PPA:</div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:landronimirc/xfce<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><br />Once installed, right click the panel and select <i> Panel > Add New Items</i>, then select "Whisker Menu" and click "Add".</div><br /><b>Debian, Fedora and openSUSE</b> users can get Whisker Menu from <a href="https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin&project=home%3Agottcode">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><b>Arch Linux</b>: install Whisker Menu via <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">AUR</a>.<br /><br />The <b>source code</b> is available @ <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin">GitHub</a>.

Whisker Menu Update Brings Support For Opening The Menu Using A Keyboard Shortcut, Other Enhancements [Xfce]

Whisker Menu is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that features a search function so you can easily find the application you want...

<div style="text-align: justify;"><b><a href="http://gottcode.org/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">Whisker Menu</a> is an alternative to the Xfce application menu that tries to make finding and launching applications easier.</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The tool allows you to quickly <b>search</b> for the application you want to launch or, if you don't know the application name, you can <b>browse</b> all the applications installed on the system by browsing through categories.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HcWEAcpQ9YGV1f9vL7qMBf5RH4Wok2w6mTJITkZkYg4e3ky4u_dgxuQuL0ivBUbZGlaW8yQw9PfZ7sK9ovJ36zuJySyzS3i7hZXcTpZq7sGbGhoFVz9W8bn3-YdulxZisAJjV5AB-Dk/s837/whiskermenu.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Whisker Menu Xfce" border="0" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8HcWEAcpQ9YGV1f9vL7qMBf5RH4Wok2w6mTJITkZkYg4e3ky4u_dgxuQuL0ivBUbZGlaW8yQw9PfZ7sK9ovJ36zuJySyzS3i7hZXcTpZq7sGbGhoFVz9W8bn3-YdulxZisAJjV5AB-Dk/s320/whiskermenu.png" title="Whisker Menu Xfce" width="320" /></a></div><br /><a name='more'></a><div style="text-align: justify;">To make it easier to access your favorite applications, the menu comes with a "Favorites" category - to add new items, browse the categories (or use the integrated search), right click your favorite application and select "Add to Favorites". In the same way you can also remove applications from Favorites, add them to the panel or desktop. For quick access, Whisker Menu also keeps a list of the last ten launched applications, under "Recently used".</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Other features include: customizable menu icon, resizable menu window and an option to show or hide the application description.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The latest stable Whisker Menu can't be launched using a keyboard shortcut, but this feature will be added in the next release (it's already available in <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/issues/1">Git</a>).</div><br /><br /><br /><h2>Install Whisker Menu in Xubuntu</h2><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Ubuntu 12.04:</b> if you've upgraded to <a href="http://www.webupd8.org/2012/05/install-xfce-410-in-xubuntu-1204.html" title="Install Xfce 4.10 Ubuntu 12.04">Xfce 4.10</a>, the Whisker Menu PPA packages won't work for you so to use it you must compile it from source.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>To install Whisker Menu in (X)Ubuntu, use the following commands:</b></div><pre class="linux-code"><code>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gottcode/gcppa<br />sudo apt-get update<br />sudo apt-get install xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin</code></pre><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">If you use <b>Fedora 17 or 18, Debian 7, or openSUSE</b>, you'll find Whisker Menu packages (available to download or use via repository) <a href="https://software.opensuse.org/download/package?package=xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin&project=home%3Agottcode">HERE</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Arch Linux</b> users can install Whisker Menu via AUR: <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin/">stable</a> | <a href="https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin-git/">git</a>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once installed, right click the panel and select <i> Panel > Add New Items</i>, then select "Whisker Menu" and click "Add".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To grab the latest code or report bugs, see Whisker Menu's <a href="https://github.com/gottcode/xfce4-whiskermenu-plugin">GitHub</a> page.</div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: right;"><i>via <a href="http://marcosbox.blogspot.ro/2013/07/whisker-menu-un-nuovo-launcher-per-xfce.html">Marco's Box</a> & <a href="http://www.lffl.org/2013/06/whisker-menu-un-nuovo-moderno-e.html">Lffl</a></i></div>

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