[IMYojimbo]

Hi ppl,

I know you all love mac, so I think you gotta love Quicksilver too.

I am a Java developer, and my latest project involves in the creation of a quicksilver alternative for Windows. I think you will like it.

some info:
JQuicksilver is a computer utility software program distributed freely. It is developed using the Java language, and targeted to run on both Linux and Windows platforms.
It allows users to use the keyboard to rapidly perform tasks such as launching applications, manipulating files and data, running scripts or sending e-mail. Although it is a complex application, it is centered around a very simple three-panel interface, called the "command window": the user performs complex tasks using simple, configurable key-combinations.

Theres a video overhere:
http://www.eyalw.com/drupal/node/43
and some screenshots overhere:
http://www.eyalw.com...pal/image/tid/2
and you can download it from here:
http://www.eyalw.com/drupal/node/49

please give me some feedback. this is ALPHA version. it does have some bugs!

[schmrom]

Okay i tried it, already usable but with many bugs.

- transparency is not working correctly
- very slow when starting up
- settings are not working (not opening)

I am using Win Vista

[matonga]

Hi, your app includes a run.bat file, this gave me an idea.

I see there are two .dll only:

HotKeyListener.dll
jRegistryKey.dll

It would be good to port them to Linux. They would look like this:

libHotKeyListener.so
libjRegistryKey.so

And then adding a run.sh:

#!/bin/sh
java -jar lib/jpf-boot.jar

Those dlls where compiled by yourself?


Edit:

Ok, tested it:

- transparency works correctly here.
- very slow when starting up (maybe some cache with last modification date checking?)
- are there any settings at all?

I'm using Windows XP SP 2

(used schmrom style on purpose to keep posts consistent )

[schmrom]

With the tranparency I mean, start QuickSilver (Strg+Space) then move a window which is in the background... You see what i wanted to say? Its not a real transparency.

[matonga]

Oh, it looks kinda funny. Indeed it is not a real transparency.

Try dragging it around the screen...

It seems to be a Java issue, as far as I can recall it doesn't support transparency, so it is well done indeed (with all it's limitations).

Edit: I clicked a small arrow in upper-right corner and choosed Preferences, it shows a Plugins Settings dialog but the dialog hangs a lot.

[TomTomx]

I'm downloading it now. I'll tell you what I think and any bugs if I run into any But with the video it looks pretty good and useful.

Doesnt work for me. It says error when installing. I was supposed to run the .bat file right?

[IMYojimbo]

Hi,

about the bugs.
there is an Issues page you can publish bugs you find, or request features.
http://www.eyalw.com.../project/issues

you will notice that all the bugs you meantioned, i belive already listed.

about porting JQuicksilver to Linux - yhea - ver possible, not that hard at all. I myself use linux too. but i dont know how to create the native library files on linux, since I never developed on linux before. so, if this application will attract some linux devs, we can work on the "*.so" files too, and make it compatible for linux as well.

the transparency issues which u all mentioned is listed in the Issued page.
as someone said, Java can't provide transperancy, (but native libraries can! so if some windows/linux developers could help me with the native stuff, it could be done easily)

the configuration window dosent work, known & listed bug as well.

guys - remember this program was released as alpha 2 days ago, so go easy on it..
but again, any comment/bug/request can be published on the Issues page.

(btw u suppose to click on "run.bat" and not "run-dev.bat")

[jive]

Love this app. I would love to be able to run it constantly, however I have one hangup: java. It gets so heavy and sucks the life of your resources....

[IMYojimbo]

Hmm,

The Java Virtual Machine, which is the process responsible for running Java apps is quite heavy, it consumes 60 mb of memory alone. This is quite a lot for such a small app like Mighty Box ( the new name for JQuicksilver).

but is it unbearable?

[vitasg]

Any news on the development of this app?

Nevermind. This has it: http://www.eyalw.com/drupal/node/53

[Ghostwalker]

I see the download is still a java app though. It does not say anywhere on the site when the C++ app will be released.

[Mattey]

I'd really like to download it, but...
THE LINK IS DEAD, IT GOES NOWHERE!!!