The Deskbar Applet is a Ubuntu applet that lets you search your computer quickly and easily. You can use it to find files, folders, programs, and other items. The applet is available in the Ubuntu Software Center. To use it, open the Ubuntu Software Center and click on the Deskbar Applet. The Deskbar Applet will show you a list of all the programs installed on your computer. You can select one of them to start using immediately.
With this utility, you can search any or all of the following services:
Programs Dictionary Files Address book Open Windows Yahoo! del. icio. us bookmarks Web History
To install this utility, open up a terminal window and type in the following command:
Now you can add it to your panel by right clicking anywhere on the panel, and choosing Add to Panel:
You should see this icon somewhere in the dialog. Click the Add button or drag it to your panel:
If the applet displays as a single icon, it may be easier to change it to a full search box. You can do that by right clicking it and choosing preferences. Click the View tab, and then change the Layout to “Entry in panel”:
If you hit Alt+F3, you’ll change the focus to the textbox immediately. Typing in a search pops up a dialog allowing you to choose what search type you want:
To enable more search types, you can select them in the preferences page for the applet.
