I tend to be very particular about how my computer works, and if it doesn’t do what I say, when I say it, I get angry. A couple of things that I’ve always admired about Mac OS X is the Dock, and Quicksilver. I tried Avant Window Navigator a while back, but sadly, the number of bugs and glitches eventually forced me to revert back to the traditional Ubuntu panels.

Not too long ago, while searching for a “Quicksilver-for-linux”, I can across Gnome Do which integrates the Quicksilver functionality with an optional Dock interface.

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How does it work? Install it, click “Windows button” + Space Bar and a search window will appear. Type in an application (ex. Thunderbird) and when it shows up, click enter. Suddenly the application is open! If you’re familiar with how Quicksilver works, this isn’t surprising. But, that didn’t stop me from admiring a few key functionalities of Gnome Do.

1. Clean interface
2. Optional “Mac-like” Dock
3. Recently searched applications remain in Dock after being selected
4. Auto-hide feature (and an “intellihide” feature, which I don’t quite understand.)
5. Optional Plugin to enable searching for folder names
6. A neat weather widget
7. A non-buggy Dock-able Trash-bin (This was one of the issues I had with AWN)
8. If it doesn’t find an Application or Folder, it will assume you want a definition. Which is sort of nifty and convenient.

Gnome Do can be found in the Synaptic Package Manager, or at this link: Download

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