Integrating Baloo File Search with Emacs

Fri, 25 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0800

I use KDE on the desktop. Although most of my userland operations are done in Emacs and Firefox, I tend to appreciate the choice when handling tasks more complex than text-based processes. KWin, the default window manager, features a superb set of per-application rules that come in handy while playing games, like forcing borderless fullscreen or always keeping a window on top. Plasma is stuffed to the brim with features and hooks, and I've exploited them before when writing my first Emacs package to ease certain operations between Emacs and my mobile devices. But one feature I've always missed has been desktop search. KDE offers the excellent Baloo, a file indexer that handles both metadata and content, and its integration with Krunner is the main reason I use the latter. As a matter of fact, despite Krunner's many features, like arithmetic and dictionary lookups, I only ever use it for finding files and launching applications. I can improve this workflow.

Baloo on Carl Lieberman

Integrating Baloo File Search with Emacs