Run command with Colon

main.go

@@ -493,12 +493,20 @@ func main() {
 		} else if key.Keyval() == gdk.KEY_Return {
 			s := searchEntry.Text()
 			if s != "" {
-				// Check if the search box content is an arithmetic expression. If so, display the result
-				// and copy to the clipboard with wl-copy.
-				result, e := expr.Eval(s, nil)
-				if e == nil {
-					log.Debugf("Setting up mathemathical operation result window. Operation: %s, result: %v", s, result)
-					setUpOperationResultWindow(s, fmt.Sprintf("%v", result))
+				// Check if execute command input
+				if s[0] == ':' {
+					// Make sure there's something to run
+					if len(s) > 1 {
+						launch(substring(s, 1, -1), false, true)
+					}
+				} else {
+					// Check if the search box content is an arithmetic expression. If so, display the result
+					// and copy to the clipboard with wl-copy.
+					result, e := expr.Eval(s, nil)
+					if e == nil {
+						log.Debugf("Setting up mathemathical operation result window. Operation: %s, result: %v", s, result)
+						setUpOperationResultWindow(s, fmt.Sprintf("%v", result))
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			return true

uicomponents.go

@@ -392,6 +392,28 @@ func setUpSearchEntry() *gtk.SearchEntry {
 		phrase = sEntry.Text()
 		if len(phrase) > 0 {
 
+			// Check if command input
+			if phrase[0] == ':' {
+				// Hide/Destroy everything except "execute command"
+				if appFlowBox != nil {
+					appFlowBox.Destroy()
+				}
+				if pinnedFlowBox.Visible() {
+					pinnedFlowBox.Hide()
+				}
+				if categoriesWrapper.Visible() {
+					categoriesWrapper.Hide()
+				}
+
+				if len(phrase) > 1 {
+					statusLabel.SetText("Execute \"" + substring(phrase, 1, -1) + "\"")
+				} else {
+					statusLabel.SetText("Execute a command")
+				}
+
+				return
+			}
+
 			// search apps
 			appFlowBox = setUpAppsFlowBox(nil, phrase)
 
@@ -452,6 +474,14 @@ func setUpSearchEntry() *gtk.SearchEntry {
 			if fileSearchResultWrapper != nil {
 				fileSearchResultWrapper.Hide()
 			}
+
+			if !pinnedFlowBox.Visible() {
+				pinnedFlowBox.ShowAll()
+			}
+
+			if !categoriesWrapper.Visible() {
+				categoriesWrapper.ShowAll()
+			}
 		}
 	})