Plasma 程序启动器

List of alternative start menus

KDE 平台上有些备选的“开始菜单”样式 Plasma 程序启动器，包括：

	Kickoff 现在默认的程序启动器 - 一个点击打开型的菜单。Kickoff 有搜索功能，可以通过输入程序名称或描述找到该程序。
	Application Dashboard Application Dashboard is a fullscreen launcher with content applications sorted categories.
	经典菜单 或是直接用添加部件界面，或是右击 Kickoff，选择“切换到经典菜单样式”都可，这种程序启动器提供经典的分层菜单，这种菜单容易定制来快速访问各种实用的程序和服务。
	Excalibur Excalibur is a simple application launcher with two columns and a search bar on top and a session control (logout, restart, shutdown) on the bottom.
	Tiled Menu This is a "Windows 10"-style application menu that allows you to use tiles similar to the way it is done in Windows 10.
	KRunner 还有 KRunner，它取代了“运行对话框”，兼具桌面搜索、程序启动器和命令执行，能快速的运行程序或打开文档。

The KDE 4 application menus Lancelot and Homerun are now outdated. However, Lancelot can be replaced by the similar style Excalibur and Homerun can be replaced by the similar style Application Dashboard.

How to change the application launcher

To change the application launcher, right click on your current launcher and select Alternatives…

Next, choose the launcher you want to use.

Warning

Some settings of the currently used launcher might be reset to defaults when switching back

In case the desired application launcher is not in the list, you need to install it first. You may do that by using Discover or search for your launcher on the KDE Store. At the KDE Store you will also find several other application launchers to be tested.

How do I change which key opens the application launcher?

It's possible to do that in two ways: you may right click on your current launcher and select Configure Application Launcher…, selecting the tab Keyboard Shortcuts, clicking on the button and then typing the combination you want to use as keyboard shortcut.

You can also use System Settings → Shortcuts → Global Shortcuts → Plasma → Activate Application Launcher Widget.

And if you ever want to restore the default Meta key, you can use the combination Alt+F1, which serves this exact purpose.

I can't bind the Meta key to open the Application Launcher anymore!

This issue may occur because of the way KWin binds keys. Please refer to this section.