2018-12-06

The Advent of Void: Day 6: xlunch

Sometimes its nice to have icons on the desktop, but desktops often come with a lot of other software as part of a full desktop environment that is not desirable for simple setups.

In cases such as these where a kiosk like experience is desired, xlunch really shines. The xlunch launcher is about as small as its possible to get, depending on just Imlib2 and Xorg. The basic idea is to provide a grid of icons to click on and then launch whichever one is clicked on.

Its also possible to use xlunch to create menu driven systems by specifying alternate files for the icons and options, which will allow you to quickly create graphical wizards with minimal effort.

For more information, see the xlunch website.