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Making the Switch-05: Ten Great Ideas of GNU/Linux

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vixay:
There is a dual pane explorer in linux.... i don't remember it's exact name but it was called KDE Explorer or some such thing, it was part of the KDE distro but works on ubuntu as well. It works just like dopus :).... so there are options for switching, you just have to dig.

Lashiec:
That Basket thing looks nice, it seems like a cross between AM-Notebook and Surfulater. Pity that the project is semi-dead, as the developer doesn't have time for it anymore.

Laughing Man:
Wouldn't python be a close thing to AHK?

Edvard:
Python would be very close, but is more complex than what is needed for simple tasks like AHK does, although Kommander is looking mighty close...

The thing is, there are so many tools available in Linux for getting things done, you almost don't need a scripting/automation tool. AHK's major win point is you can use it go get things done that Windows doesn't let you do by default.

You want a hotkey manager? take your pick, every desktop environment has them, and there are more.
You want pretty interactive dialogs for your scripts? Try Zenity.

You want file management? Gnome has Nautilus, KDE has Konqueror and Krusader, XFCE has Thunar, the rest of us have the old standby Midnight Commander, XFE, TKDesk, and a million other lesser derivatives.

*whew*

I'll stop there...

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