applications:/// in nautilus?

[prince.buster]

hey all,

i've been experimenting with different desktop paradigms, trying to find something that is intuitive, well categorised and easy to use. a couple of changes i have made include removing the desktop completely (to get rid of eye-clutter and distractions, and to force me to categorise data as it's downloaded) and making good use of docky.

one thing i would really like to do is access the application list (i.e the main menu) in a nautilus window. you would type the special uri applications:/// in nautilus and hey presto, there is your main menu all neatly laid out, mac style:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3260/2564497573_e9566a0209_o.png

how can i do this? has anybody done it (or anything similar) before?

thanks for reading!
jez

[coffeecat]

Browse to /usr/share/applications and you have it. Add this location as a bookmark if you want it in the Places left pane.