<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Hi Sugar-devel! I keep reading '%s doesn't run in Sugar' % ('Scratch', 'File Manager', 'Modern Browser', 'blender', 'libreoffice', ...). Once upon a time Sugar was dreamed to be an independent platform, but in all sincerity we are an unconventional desktop environment for GNU/Linux, and we should embrace this reality. Over the years I've slowly assumed the task of nudging Sugar to comply with <a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Features/FreeDesktop_integration">FreeDesktop standards</a> for interoperability with the rest of the ecosystem. I choose to work on very specific features at a time, as I can. Recently I want to give Sugar to my own children, but they will need access to Tuxpaint, SuperTux, Krita, SweetHome3D, Blender, Libreoffice... So finally I've come up with a feature design proposal. I'd like to add a Whisker Menu / App finder widget to Sugar. It should be minimal impact, could even work as an Activity, to mimic the Application Finder of XFCE: <img src="cid:part2.DB955A96.EAE87239@fuentelibre.org" alt=""> Of course it should be simplified, to fit the Sugar design, but functionally it should traverse the .desktop files available, launch applications and offer to put application icons in the Sugar Home View. The least impactful way to integrate this into Sugar, is writing it as an Activity, and then adding a function for Sugar to launch commands by hotkeys. Then, binding "Windows key" or "Search Key" to it. Would be nice to read your thoughts. Regards, Sebastian </body> </html>