Colibri
Colibri combines the raw power of the command line with the intuitive nature of a modern graphical user interface to define a revolutionary new way of managing your computer.
Colibri is a text-based application launchpad for Windows. Simply press the hotkey combination, type in “pho”, and Colibri might suggest “Photoshop”. Press Enter, and you’re there.
Right now it seems “Portable mode” works best, so choose that during installation. Also, I’d suggest using reassigning the hotkey combination from CTRL + SPACE since this is “Zoom” in most graphic apps. My suggestion: CTRL + ? (the key above tab and left of 1 on Danish keyboards).
Colibri will help me get a new productivity tag going, a tag I hope to fill up with many more productivity enhancing tools. Until then, find further inspiration with Brian (who tipped me about Colibri).
Heh!
Quiksilver !
Ahh… Windows!
Nik said:
Yep, see “Windows” is the KEY word here!
Another fun thing to know is that Windows Vista (which has very very few features that I’m excited about) will come with a feature like this, built into the start menu.
Take a look at this picture: http://www.winsupersite.com/images/showcase/winvista_beta2_02.jpg
Notice the “Start Search” feature? Does pretty much the same thing, except slower.
Cough directory cough opus cough
Incidentally: AAAAAAAAAARGH! MY GOD is that text formatting ever fecking annoying!
Textile can suck donkey balls!
Yeh, sorry, I meant it to come across more like…
“Ah Windows.. don’t ya just love it” - Anyway, it didn’t work! :)
Interesting tho.. And you’re hotkey suggestion, is the same that I use for quicksilver on my powerbook. I wonder if that’s an instinctive choice based on all those years Alt-Tabbing?!
By the way, I have just reduced the font size in Safari, and I’m really liking the new look Noscope. Nice work.. Very nice!
Brian Meidell said:
Hey! I remember that.. on my old Amiga 500! Wow, memory lane.
Launchy does pretty much the same thing as far as I can see. However, Colibri seems to have the better UI of the two.
(not that I’ve actually used either of them, but just judging from the screenshots)
Brian Meidell said:
cough stay tuned cough
Dude, there’s a preview. Scroll? :)
Nik said:
I should’ve added a smiley! I meant to add the quicksilver note myself, but forgot.
No doubt!
Hmm. I’d better implement that “smaller text for Safari” hack sooner rather than later…
Good find, master Joen. :)
I\’m already putting it to great use. Dope.
brendan said:
Credit should go to Brian for finding this.
Very much so! Anyone who\’s tried to dig through 4 layers of Start Menu will enjoy this app.
I’ve tried both Colibri and Launchy (www.launchy.net) and I like Launchy’s simplicity and configurability.
I know that sounds contradictory but do give Launchy a shot. I’ve been using it since 0.9.3 and the improvements that the author made are fantastic, yet without turning it into bloatware.
Try it!
Thanks for the colibri tipp. martin