[How To] Add a Unity-like Dash to GNOME Shell
Several months back we posted a preview of a new ‘Dash’ like extension for GNOME-Shell.
That extension, renamed ‘Bolt’ (a play on the word ‘Dash’), is now available for the GNOME Shell users amongst you to install.
Bolt
Zac Barton, the developer of Bolt, describes the launcher as ’a fusion of the Ubuntu dash, the Gnome-shell overview and the classic Gnome 2 menu which replaces the overview’.
Much like the Dash it imitates Bolt is callable by the ‘Super’ key, is able to ‘match’ your desktop wallpaper color, track/search files using Zeitgeist, and gives ample screen estate to displaying your recently used files, folders and applications.
同Dash很像， Bolt可以通过super键调取， 可以匹配你的桌面颜色， 使用Zeitgeist追踪搜索文件， 显示最近文件， 文件夹， 程序。
The extension replaces the ‘default’ GNOME activities overlay, but ensures that launching applications is just as easy.
Bolt替换默认的GNOME activity启动方式， 并且提供一个简易的启动方式。
There are GNOME-2 style ‘sub categories’ for sifting through applications:
提供一个GNOME-2形式的子菜单对应用进行分类。
and a search box to help you find a specific file, folder or app.
还有搜索框。
Settings
Bolt ships with a heady array of preferences. If there’s something you’re not keen on in the main interface chances are there’s an option to change it.
To access Bolt’s settings click on the small square pixel next to the search field.
点击Bolt搜索框边上的方形标志打开设置对话框。
Drawbacks & Planned Features
Bolt is not ‘bug free’. The ‘Dash’ can, on occasion, crash GNOME-Shell after being opened.
Bolt有时会造成GNOME-Shell崩溃
It’s also important to remember that, as Bolt replaces the default activities overlay in GNOME-Shell, you will lose access to workspace management (there are extensions that remedy this, however).
还要注意， Bolt没有提供切换工作区的功能（可以通过其他插件实现）
The developer aims to address this in a future version of the extension.
未来计划
Also planned for inclusion is : –
- Themeing support 主题支持
- Search provider extensions 搜索插件
- Resizable Dash 可变大小的面板
Download
Bolt is available to install directly from the GNOME Extensions web site.
Bolt可以直接从GNOME扩展网站上下载
Point your browser in the direction of the link below, then pull the slider next to the extension to ‘on’.
浏览下面的页面， 然后安装。