On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 2:15 PM, Benjamin Klüglein<[email protected]> wrote: > Hello group, > > as this is my first mail here I have to 'do' a statement first: Do > absolutely rocks!!! It really works like a charm and boosts my productivity! > Thanks a lot!! :-) > > A use case which I'm often facing is, that I quickly want to check the > package archive for existing packages and install what I find. Right now I > open a terminal and search via "apt-cache search foo" look for what fits and > then install it. > > Is there a way to do this directly with Do? I know the AptURL Install > plugin, but it implies that I know the exact name of the package. While > sitting on my couch I came up with the idea that it would be cool to be able > to do something like the following: > Summon Do => type 'search package' or something significant shorter :-) => > type a search term => tab => a list of packages found by apt-cache gets > displayed, select one and press return and the package then gets installed > by the AptURL install plugin. > Would it be better that I try to extend the AptURL plugin or to write a > complete new? >
This definitely sounds like a cool and useful idea; I also use that workflow frequently. AptURL might not be a good name for the plugin if it also used apt-cache search. Is there any precedent for plugins talking to each other or passing items to another plugin? I think a separate plug-in could be the most coherent since it is reasonable that you would only want to search packages but not install them. -- Michael Rooney [email protected] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GNOME Do" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gnome-do?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
