I decided to try out the Lancelot launcher. And I like it. I’ve even replaced the default KDE launcher with it. As I’ve limited needs to have a menu, I know what I want and I want it fast. And that’s what Lancelot provides. The first tab just shows everything I need:

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On the right half it gives instant access to the menus where less used applications are at. In the center there are the favorite applications, which you can alter as usual with the Right Mouse Button. At the bottom there a row to lock and shutdown the computer and at the top you can search for applications. On the left are more tabs, the computer tab shows your favorite folders and the contact tab lists all your IM-contacts. The Documents gives you quick access to recent documents and a way to quickly start new documents, spreadsheets, etc.

But the first tab is the winner tab, it provides 90% of what I need on a day. The normal KDE launcher hides the favorites, applications and leave in three separete tabs. Also I still have problems navigating through the different applications quickly within that launcher, navigation is not intuitive for me. The simple way Lancelot does that is much better, the groups move to the left and you see the apps on the right. A screenie clarifies I hope:

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Yay for choice of application launchers. Yay for Lancelot.