# Launcher features

Walker is the default launcher on Monarch, it use Elephant as backend. These two have a lot of features that can easily be accessed from your keyboard.

The features described here are only a selection. Full documentation is available from the [Walker documentation](https://benz.gitbook.io/walker/) or directly in the [Elephant repository](https://github.com/abenz1267/elephant/).

## Clipboard history

To access the clipboard history, type `:` in the search bar. This will display all saved clipboard entries, along with a preview on the right side—including images.

The following shortcuts can be useful:

* `Enter` — Copy the selected entry to the clipboard
* `Ctrl + D` — Delete the selected entry from the history
* `Ctrl + L` — Send the selected entry using the LocalSend app
* `Ctrl + I` — Filter the history to show only image entries

## Calculator

You can quickly access a calculator by typing `=` followed by your calculation. The result will be displayed immediately.

## Todolist

The to-do list feature can be accessed by typing `!` in the search bar. From this interface, you can manage tasks efficiently using keyboard shortcuts:

* `Ctrl + A` — Create a new task
* `Ctrl + F` — Mark the selected task as done

#### Scheduled Tasks

You can create scheduled tasks by prefixing an item with a time or date expression. Examples:

```
+5d > my task
in 10m > my task
in 5d at 15:00 > my task
jan 1 at 13:00 > my task
january 1 at 13:00 > my task
1 jan at 13:00 > my task
```

Add a `!` suffix to mark a task as **urgent**.

#### Time-Based Searching

You can filter tasks using natural time expressions. For example, searching for `today` will display all tasks scheduled for the current day.

## Websearch

You can perform web searches by typing `@` followed by your query. By default, searches can be done using **DuckDuckGo** or **Google**.

Other search engines can be configured by editing `~/.config/elephant/websearch.toml` . For example if you want to add kagi as your default search engine: 

```
[[entries]]
default = true
name = "Kagi"
url = "https://kagi.com/search?q=%TERM%"
```

When using **Kagi** or **DuckDuckGo**, you can also access your `!bang` shortcuts directly from this interface.

## File search

You can access file and folder search by typing `/`. The feature includes:

* Preview text, images, and PDF files
* Open files or folders directly
* Drag and drop files into other programs
* Copy files or paths
* Support for **LocalSend**

#### Example: Ignored Directories

To exclude certain directories from searches, you can edit `~/.config/elephant/files.toml` them as follows:

```
ignored_dirs = ["/home/myuser/Documents/", "/home/myuser/Videos"]
```


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