Ade Malsasa Akbar contact
Senior author, Open Source enthusiast.
Thursday, February 23, 2017 at 14:53


Following "United" theme, there is also "Simple Menu" launcher for KDE Plasma 5.9. It's minimal, a smaller form of full screen menu; it's also clean, showing all applications at once. Honestly, it's UI is similar to Pantheon Menu in elementary OS but including categories. If you like horizontal-oriented menu, Simple Menu is suitable for you. It's available to install from KDE Store. Thanks to Sho for creating Simple Menu.

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Overview


Here is how it looks. When you press Super key or click on menu icon, the menu launcher "Simple Menu" shows floating on your desktop. Simple Menu supports following features:
  • search
  • categories
  • pagination (just like Pantheon Menu)
  • logout buttons
  • favorites
  • create shortcut (right-click > Add to Somewhere)


How To Install


To install Simple Menu, make sure your internet access is enabled, right-click on desktop > Add Widget > click Get new widgets > select Download new plasma widgets > a new dialog appears > search for "Simple Menu" (author: Sho) > click Install button.



How To Enable


To enable simple menu, right-click on menu icon button > click Alternatives > select Simple Menu > click Switch. To revert it back, just select Application Launcher again.



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