Harmony was developed to be an open source application launcher with support for plug-ins. It currently allows two different types of plug-ins: Search and Command. All plug-ins have access to a centralized index of files on the computer, that can be customized by the user to index different folders and file extensions.
Current providers include:
- Default Search Provider - searches through the index and launches the application or file that is selected. Just start typing! Included in Harmony by default
- Web Search Provider - Contains the following web search providers:
Google Search Provider - searches google for the specified string. Usage: googlehello, world! OR ghello, world!(supports image:, video:, maps:, and news:)
Live Search Provider - searches Live for the specified string. Usage: livehello, world! OR lhello, world!(supports image:, video:, maps:, and news:)
Wiki Search Provider - searches Wikipedia for the specified string. Usage: wikihello, world! OR w hello, world!
Weather Provider - retrieves the weather for the specified zip code or city/state combination. Usage: weather72401 or r72401
Instructions
After installation, run Harmony. Nothing will be visible upon running. To bring up Harmony press ALT + Space.
There are three keywords you can use to interact with the Harmony application: hconfig, re-index, and exit.
- hconfig: brings up the configuration screen.
- re-index: rebuilds the index. You should do this occasionally.
- exit: shuts Harmony down.
Requirements:
· NET 3.5 Framework
What's New in This Release:
Fixes :
· The search text box clears properley when the window is redisplayed.
· Harmony now automatically adds your Favorites and your Start Menu to its list of items it indexes. This may cause an issue if Read Permission for those folders is disabled for All Users.
· Only a single instance of Harmony can be running at once.
· This project requires the .NET Framework 3.5. This is a large download.
Changes :
· MUCH MUCH smaller installation size.
· Moved the Plugin folder, their configurations, and the index to the Application Data folder. This was done to prevent errors that occured when not running as an Administrator.
Features :
· Solves the compatibility issues with Windows XP.
· Smaller installation size.
· Allows multiple results. Pressing and will decrement/increment the current selection.
· Handles mispellings. For example, the following will all return Microsoft Word: wrd, wod, wor
· The more you reference a file, the higher its priority in the search.
· Current providers incl...