Katapult is an item launcher for KDE, similar to Quicksilver of MacOS X. This page is used by Kubuntu developers, who want to keep this project alive.
Features requests
- KAddressbook plugin to search the contacts (send e-mail to..., show details for...)
- Use Kimproxy to search contacts in kopete/konversation (start chat with...)
- spellchecker (type in spell:foo and is reports if it's the correct spelling or no)
dictionary and thesaurus (type dict:foo and it gives you definitions like dict command)
- web shortcuts (import from konqueror? this could replace spell: and dict:)
protocols (support protocols from konqueror, e.g. ftp:/ftp.blah.com launches konqueror with this URL.)
- Konqueror history
Other ideas to pilfer: http://quicksilver.blacktree.com/plugins.php
Bugs to correct
- Problem with query of an existing application which is not in the catalog (eg: ls, chmod)
- Don't scale up icons
- Improve usability of the document plugin
- Require enter key being pressed before launching an application.