Gnome-Do on Kubuntu

After using Quicksilver on Mac, I always wanted a similar program for linux too. I used Katapult for a while. Katapult is okay; but it has a few shortcomings.
Recently, I came across Gnome-Do.

"Inspired by Quicksilver and GNOME Launch Box", gnome-do in its most basic form lets you launch programs and files from your computer.

Installation was very easy. Just go to Adept Manager and search for gnome-do and install it. However, that was not the latest version of the program. So, I followed the directions found here to add a repository and install the latest version.

Once installed, run the program from 'Run Command...' entry in the K-Menu. Type 'gnome-do' and hit enter. I just noticed that there is an entry in K-Menu > 'Utilites' for Gnome-do. Gnome-do interface box appears on the screen. Start typing for the program you want to start and you will see the results appear in real time. Use up and down arrow keys to go through other choices. Click on the small triangle present at the top right corner to go to 'Preferences'. In the preferences pane, you can add a host of plugins that enhance the use of this little program.

All this is great, but there is at least one bug that makes this program almost unusable. When gnome-do is summoned by Super+Space keys the interface screen ends up behind the active window. If the active window is large, you cannot even see gnome-do interface screen. This bug has been reported and hopefully it will be fixed soon.

Until then, I am back to Katapult.