← Back to team overview

unity-design team mailing list archive

Re: "run command" in Dash

 

On 02/29/2012 09:44 AM, Petko wrote:
On 02/29/2012 04:28 PM, supernova wrote:
Could make sense to embed the "run command" environment (i.e. the one
you meet by selecting ALT+F2 keys) in the Dash?
  I mean that in the future the ALT+F2 key combination could disappear,
while the dash could become able to exec commands too.

In my opinion it could be positive, since would add integration to Unity.

Supernova

That sounds cool , but accidental runs should be avoided . Here's what I thought of when I saw your idea :

open dash -> type command with "run:" or "execute:" or something like that in front of it ( "run:ubuntu-bug unity" ) -> "Run command in terminal ?" dialogue appears -> Ok -> a terminal opens and executes the command .

I think the confirmation dialogue should have a checkbox not to appear again .

Petko

That would take too long to run a command. It has been Alt+F2 for years. There is an old southern American saying. It goes: "If it isn't broke, don't fix it!"


Follow ups

References