README

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                                        Izvor (Launcher)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        universal launcher for GNU/Linux desktops, written in Python 3 and using a GTK 3
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        interface.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        ![Screenshot](screenshot.png)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        The default search engines are located at [Izvor Modules](https://roundabout-host.com/roundabout/izvor-modules/).
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Features
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        * Search anything on your device and more: applications, files, run commands
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          and more
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Fully modular (every search engine is a separate Python module), engines are
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          easy to write
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Asynchronous; results are delivered when they become available
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Native look and feel using GTK+, no stupid WWW GUI or hacker styling like half
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          of the launchers out there; of course, it respects your GTK theme
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * User modules are as easy to access as standard ones; no need to prefix your
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          queries
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Fully keyboard-operable, but still usable with mouse; choose your preferred
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                          input method
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Plugins are configured using JSON
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        * Libre (GPLv3)
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        Meaning of the name
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                        "Izvor" is a Serbo-Croatian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Macedonian word meaning
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        "source". This reflects the launcher's ability to bring you search results from
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        many sources.
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        It is pronounced as "Eez-vor" with the accent as in "Izvōr", not "Īzvor".
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

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