App launcher keyboard navigation
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enhancement
- Dominant language
- C++
- Stars
- 247
- Forks
- 15
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Right now it doesn't allow keyboard navigation.
An ideal workflow would be: Meta+Space opens the launcher, type in the app name, arrows to move in the results
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the app launcher and its existing keyboard-input handling. Use the described workflow—Meta+Space opens it, typing filters apps, and arrow keys move through results—as the acceptance criteria, then verify each interaction works consistently.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100