ProgramLaunch 3.3
Publisher's Description:
ProgramLaunch is a simple and easy to use application launchbar for the Windows operating systems. Initially made as a tool to circumvent the anoying start menu, this third generation is completely redesigned from scratch to improve flexibility and performance and make everyday use of the launcher as comfortable as possible. Managing the launchpad is simple and intuitive. Programs are added either through a dialog or by dragging links from Windows onto the launchpad. Organizing the programs is also done easily by dragging the icons and groups arround. Assign one or more shortcuts for each icon. These are used for launching a program by one simple keystroke. If a shortcut key combination is assigned to multiple icons, a list is shown for selecting the which program needs launching.
Latest Changes:
- Added corners as hotspots
- Edge and corner size can be configured
- Selection of active hotspot areas
- Pressing shortcut will instantly hide or reveal the launcher
- If the launcher isn't hidden but not active the shortcut will work like the focus shortcut
- Added delayed show after autohide
- Extended mouse wheel support to allow icons to be scrolled
- Added options to control the mouse wheel scrolling
- Select group, icon or no scroll
- Choose a key that toggles scrolling between groups and icons
- Select whether scrolling wraps arround on groups and icons
- Added support for the Windows key
- Added configuration of previous and next group shortcut keys
- Added shortcut for icon properties (Alt+Enter)
- Added shortcut for group properties (Shift+Enter)
- Added support for icon and group accelerator keys using &-letter
- Added optional automatic accelerator key assignment
- Added doubleclicking in the preference dialog modulelist for easier activating/deactivating of modules
- Extended icon stretch control allowing icons only to be stretched when too large
- Updated icon loader to support png and bmp format Windows Vista icons
- Added optional icon comment that can be shown in as a hint
- Changed range for hint position to 0-150% and set new default to 100%
- Changed memory manager to FastMM 4.78
- Fixed: Keyboard down key in module menus
- Fixed: The last shortcut defined in the launcher was ignored and did therefore not start the given application/document
- Fixed: Hints would not appear without fading hints being on
- Fixed: Icons added usign drag'n'drop to other groups than the selected shows up initially as unknown
- Fixed: Application hangs when the recycle bin is being deactivated
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Latest User Reviews:
| Reviewer: | Absturzius | Apr 17, 2006 |
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| Version: | 3.2 | |
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This is a clean, quick, easy, neat-looking launcher. I´m not a fan of bells and whistles and the only launcher I used for any lenght of time was H-menu.
I have this configured at the mo for over 70 shortcuts under 11 catagories, all accessable within at the most 2 mouse clicks and all visible within 1.
Highly recommended.
Only fault so far (installed yesterday) is that it freezes when applying "deactivate" the recycle bin module.
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| Reviewer: | jensrodi | Apr 10, 2006 |
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| Version: | 3.2 | |
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The issues mentioned in the post below should all have been resolved. If not, please give some more precise feedback on the ProgramLaunch site.
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| Reviewer: | bobad | Dec 19, 2005 |
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| Version: | 3.0 | |
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Good possibilities, but needs serious work. I like the way it handles groups. The program needs the option to "auto hide", because tray icons are small and tedious. I couldn't even run this release. All it did way give me an "out of bounds" error.
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| Released: | March 31, 2008 |
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| Publisher: | .rodi.dk |
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| Homepage: | ProgramLaunch |
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| Downloads: | 1,469 |
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| License: | Freeware |
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| OS Support: | Windows 2000/XP |
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| Uninstaller?: | Yes |
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| Skin Support?: | Yes |
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| Rating: | 3.8/5 (8 votes)
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