From bb64664bd9f9a2a583b796c16ec02014d119668f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DarkSun Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2021 05:04:38 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=E9=80=89=E9=A2=98[tech]:=2020211214=20Fly-Pie:?= =?UTF-8?q?=20An=20Interesting=20Menu=20Launcher=20for=20Users=20Who=20Rel?= =?UTF-8?q?y=20on=20Mouse?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit sources/tech/20211214 Fly-Pie- An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md --- ...nu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md | 117 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 117 insertions(+) create mode 100644 sources/tech/20211214 Fly-Pie- An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md diff --git a/sources/tech/20211214 Fly-Pie- An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md b/sources/tech/20211214 Fly-Pie- An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..c0dad5468f --- /dev/null +++ b/sources/tech/20211214 Fly-Pie- An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse.md @@ -0,0 +1,117 @@ +[#]: subject: "Fly-Pie: An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse" +[#]: via: "https://itsfoss.com/fly-pie/" +[#]: author: "Ankush Das https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/" +[#]: collector: "lujun9972" +[#]: translator: " " +[#]: reviewer: " " +[#]: publisher: " " +[#]: url: " " + +Fly-Pie: An Interesting Menu Launcher for Users Who Rely on Mouse +====== + +_**Brief:** Fly-Pie is a unique menu launcher for GNOME that makes several actions accessible for a mouse-centric user._ + +An application launcher makes things convenient to quickly navigate to an active window, launch a new app, and so on. + +[Ulauncher][1] is one such application launcher to use if your Linux distribution does not offer any out-of-the-box. + +If that spikes your interest already, you will find Fly-Pie interesting! An application launcher tailored for users who primarily use a mouse and always place one hand to navigate using the mouse instead of the keyboard. + +![][2] + +### Fly-Pie: Customizable Menu That Works as a GNOME Shell Extension + +Yes, unfortunately, Fly-Pie is for GNOME users only. I’m not sure if there is something similar for KDE or other desktop environments; drop your suggestions in the comments box if you know. + +Fly-Pie focuses on providing visually interactive icons for shortcuts, applications, media controls, maximize/minimize window, workspace navigation, and more options than a traditional application launcher. + +![][3] + +It branches out to children sub-menus and grand-children menu as you expand further. So, you can have a lot of use-cases, and it should facilitate powerful navigation capabilities using the mouse or touchpad. + +![][4] + +The best thing is- it is highly customizable. You can choose a background image, color, customize the icons, branch menus, and more. + +Let me highlight some of its capabilities while mentioning the features available. + +### Features of Fly-Pie + +![][5] + +Fly-Pie gives you an exciting navigation capability if you are a mouse-centric or touchpad user. For obvious reasons, if you are a power keyboard user, this isn’t for you (but you should give it a try!). + +Here are some of the key features that you can expect with Fly-Pie: + + * Use a keyboard shortcut to launch the Fly-Pie menu + * Ability to add media controls and workspace navigation to the menu + * Add custom icons to personalize the menu for your desktop + * Add favorite apps for quick access + * Close an app window + * Check for running apps at a glance and navigate to the window + * Customize the animation for the menu to appear and disappear + * Ability to adjust opacity if you want it to stay on your screen as an overlay all the time + * Adjust the trace line connecting the sub-menus + * You can set a threshold or stroke angle to customize the user experience as per your mouse and touchpad sensitivity + * Fine grain controls to change the color, customize the icon, and more + * Ability to customize the sub-menu and the grandchildren menu + * Check livepreview to easily customize and test the menu before using it + * Select items by drawing gestures + + + +![][6] + +In addition to the features, it also adds an achievement functionality to encourage the user to explore a variety of use-cases with the menu tool. + +Here is an official YouTube video by the developer that shows it in action: + +### Installing Fly-Pie in Linux + +Considering it as a GNOME extension, you will have to first [set things to be able to use GNOME extensions on your Linux distribution][7]. + +Once you are done with the setup, you can head to [Fly-Pie’s GNOME extension page][8] and easily install the extension. + +You should be able to uninstall it from there and access the settings. If you are curious, you can explore its [GitHub page][9] for more information. + +The GitHub page also includes documentation to help you explore all of its capabilities. + +[Fly-Pie GNOME Extension][8] + +### Thoughts on Using Fly-Pie Menu Launcher + +The Fly-Pie menu is not exactly meant to replace the application launcher. However, depending on your use-case, it could come in extremely handy as an overlay-based menu or a mouse-centric launcher to access options/applications. + +Even though it is customizable, the stock looks the best and blends in easily with any type of theme you have going on in your Linux desktop. + +It is impressive to find fine-grained tweaks to customize the icons, scaling, color, transparency, and more. You can play around with it if you prefer. + +Considering I am not someone who navigates using the keyboard, Fly-Pie looks like a useful GNOME extension to have that saves time, and adds a unique point to the desktop experience. + +Even if you think this is not for you, I would suggest trying it out just to explore how it works, it is interesting indeed! + +What do you think about Fly-Pie? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments down below. + +-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +via: https://itsfoss.com/fly-pie/ + +作者：[Ankush Das][a] +选题：[lujun9972][b] +译者：[译者ID](https://github.com/译者ID) +校对：[校对者ID](https://github.com/校对者ID) + +本文由 [LCTT](https://github.com/LCTT/TranslateProject) 原创编译，[Linux中国](https://linux.cn/) 荣誉推出 + +[a]: https://itsfoss.com/author/ankush/ +[b]: https://github.com/lujun9972 +[1]: https://itsfoss.com/ulauncher/ +[2]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fly-pie-feat.png?resize=800%2C556&ssl=1 +[3]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fly-pie.png?resize=800%2C443&ssl=1 +[4]: https://i0.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fly-pie-media-control.png?resize=789%2C586&ssl=1 +[5]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fly-pie-global-appearance.png?resize=753%2C797&ssl=1 +[6]: https://i1.wp.com/itsfoss.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/fly-pie-menu-editor-new.png?resize=800%2C749&ssl=1 +[7]: https://itsfoss.com/gnome-shell-extensions/ +[8]: https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/3433/fly-pie/ +[9]: https://github.com/Schneegans/Fly-Pie