cLaunch

 

I am looking around for a Today Plug In launcher for a while. I come across Nakka tdLaunch. It was just what I want.

However, later I want it to be able to flip multiple page, and I like big icons. I decide to modify the source code from Nakka.

Since Nakka is so kind that willing to share with us his great program, I will follow his foot step. It's free for everyone care to download it.

Version 12.04  / 11 Jan 2008

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cLaunch offers the following features :

  • Launcher is displayed on Today screen.
  • It can display 8 group and multiple page.
  • Each group tab can be hide from display.
  • It can hide the border of the tab label.
  • It can define display height in Today.
  • It can import shortcut from system to current group.
  • Users can change group name.
  • It can reverse the position of the arrow.
  • Background picture, setting icon and arrow icon can be set up.
  • Icon name can be enable and display.
  • It can disable menu bar.
  • Menu bar can be at the bottom.
  • Each group can have different setting of margin, icon size etc.
  • Tab border can set to 3D.
  • Setting icon and Arrow icons can be disable.
  • Short cut can change to other icon.
  • All data use by cLaunch store in "\Windows\cLaunch.dat"
  • Import function can browse the directory
  • Tab extended line that wrap around can be turn off
  • If the file path is "#Arrow up","#Arrow down","#Arrow left","#Arrow right" or "#Settings", it will perform cLaunch functions.
  • Support 480x640 screen

Operations :

  • Tap on group name tab go directly to the group.
  • Tap on top left icon to go to the setup screen.
  • Tap on right arrow key to go to next tab group.
  • Tap on down arrow key to go to next page within the group.
  • Tap on up arrow key to go to previous page within the group.
  • Tap on empty space goto next group.
  • Tap on active tab will goto next page within the group.
  • Tap and slide on right one icon goto next page within the group.
  • Tap and slide on left one icon goto previous page within the group.
  • Tap and slide on right more than one icon goto next group.
  • Tap and slide on left more than one icon goto previous group.
  • Tap and slide on tab will goto next tab group.
  • Tap and hold on empty space goto 'Options'.
  • Tap and hold on tab label will goto 'Options'.
  • Tap and hold on short cut icon will display the icon name.
  • Tap and hold on setting icon can launch user definable short cut.

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Fixed : There is an undocumented issue with today screen plugins that causes startup display error

New feature : Tap on empty space will advance to next group can be disable

New feature : Support 480x640 screen

New feature : Import function can browse the directory

New feature : Tab extended line that wrap around can be turn off

New feature : If the File path is "#Arrow left","#Arrow right" or "#Settings", it will perform cLaunch functions.

New feature : "Change short cut icon" add support for BMP files. Transparent color is RGB(255,0,255).

New feature : New language supported, Chinese GB

New feature : Help and Credit screen

New feature : Background BMP transparent color set to RGB(255,0,255) (Previous version don't have transparent color).

New feature : Menu bar margin. That margin is between the top screen or bottom screen and the menu bar.

Fixed : If icon size is not 16 or 32 and the icon text is at bottom, icon display wrong size

New feature : User can change short cut icon (Thanks Francois)

New feature : Put all registry entry to file "\Windows\cLaunch.dat", users can just backup this file (Thanks Yves Le Layo)

New feature : Add a "Select all" button

New feature : Tap and hold in tab label will goto Options

New feature : Each group import path name will be store after each import 

New feature : Dutch language added, translated by Henk Heijligers, Spanish language translated by Daniel Rodr┴guez Alvarez

New feature : Tap the active tab will goto next page within the group

New feature : You can set margin, icon size, icon name width etc, for each group

New feature : Tab border can set to 3D

New feature : Setting icon and Arrow icons can be disable

New feature : Tap slide on tab goto next tab group

Fixed : Icon size other than 16 or 32 will have pink background for some machine

Due to data structure change, you need to re-key your group name

The "Settings" function is for setting parameter for each group

The "Options" function is for all group setting

Import function for each group is under "Settings" now

The cLaunch height is refer to cLaunch display total height in pixel in Today screen

Fixed : In some condition, when you press the TAB, it highlight wrong TAB

New feature : It can disable tab label

Tap slide on right one icon goto next group

Tap slide on left one icon goto previous group

Tap slide on right more than one icon or down one icon goto next page within the group

Tap slide on left more than one icon or up one icon goto previous page within the group

Tap on empty space goto next group

Tap and hold on empty space goto settings

New feature : Tab size variable depend on tab label

New feature : If you want tab size fix, tab size can be specify

New feature : Tab line extend can be selected

New feature : All control button will provide press down feedback

New feature : Control button can be at the bottom of the screen

New feature : Icon name can be at the bottom

New feature : Setting icon (Press and hold) short cut can be change by users

Fixed : In version 8.00, icon horizontal margin is not correct, only increase in right side due to implementation of icon name

Fixed : French text is modify until in sync with English version 8 text by Stromdeweb

New feature : Show the icon name beside the icon

Fixed : down arrow custom icon file can't be display unless right arrow icon file path is not null

Fixed : Maximum icons size change from 48 to 72

Fixed : German text is verify and improve again by CharlyV

Fixed : Italian text is modify again by alessandro

Fixed : Installer now will not install cLaunch in "Storage Card"

Fixed : Import will import hidden files

Fixed : If you tap-slide from one icon to the next: instead of canceling the tap, it registers at the top.

Fixed : All the Windows margin and Icons margin spin control can not be more than 100

New feature : Let users select the path they want to import the shortcut 

Fixed : 'Command line' entry is being corrupted if it has a period (.) in it

Fixed : When you tap-hold on a cLaunch program icon on the Today screen, it didn't cancel the tap

Fixed : The vertical scroll-bar in settings doesn't go all the way to the right edge of the screen

Fixed : Some of the English text is being corrected

New feature : Press and hold the setting (gear) icon will bring you to Today setting. (Thanks Vicott, Symphony)

Fixed : French text is translated  by Serge Etienne.

Fixed : German text is translated by Mario Hoebinger.

Fixed : Italian text is translated by alessandro

New Feature : Add multiple language support for French, German, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese

New Feature : Let users able to select reverse the position of the arrow button (Thanks Andy Roberts)

Fixed : Delete shortcut reappear. (Thanks PPCSG)

New Feature : Let users able to configure the Tab border. (Thanks Andy Roberts)

New Feature : Provide check box for users to deselect the group tab that they don't want to display. (Thanks Serge Etienne)

Fixed : In options, arrow function is inverted. (Thanks Richard L. Owens)

New Feature : Increase the group number from 4 to 8 (Thanks arebelspy)

New Feature : Let users define their own skin for setting icon and arrow

New Feature : All windows margin and icon margin users configurable

New Feature : Add import function, which import shortcut from system

Fixed : duplicate program icon in one group that didn't refresh while change group

Fixed : Some machine refresh time is too slow

New Feature : Make the group name user definable

New Feature : Add multiple selection on cut, copy paste operation

New Feature : Group the icons to 4 groups

New Feature : Add a setup button at top left position

New Feature : The setup dialog can cut, copy, paste between groups

New Feature : Make the icons size adjustable

New Feature : Change the text color and size to match Today default font and size

Fixed : Change button position from left to right

Fixed : Change the height of the row of button

First release

 

Know issue :

If the file don't have 16x16 icon, it show only 1/4 of the icon if icon size is below 24.

cLaunch offered as-is, with no warranties expressed or implied.

Download here : cLaunch

If you want to have your control panel short cut import to cLaunch, or change any different ICON for your shortcut

please follow this thread :

http://discussion.brighthand.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=79526


The program is base on Nakka tdLaunch http://www.nakka.com/soft/ptools/

Thank you Nakka.

Suggestion and bug report is welcome

If you like it, please drop me a note to my email, better still, attach a screen shot that show how you use cLaunch.

You can download cLaunch source code here :

https://sourceforge.net/projects/claunch/

Reviews and links :

jenneth.info 

PocketPC Freewares 

PPCReviews

Claunch in Mexico

PocketPC Tools

Language translation :

French: Serge Etienne, Stromdeweb, Yololo
German: Mario Hoebinger, CharlyV
Italian: allelimo
Spanish: Daniel Rodr┴guez, Carlos Alexis
Dutch: Henk Heijligers

Beta tester, suggestions and support :

Sai Mui, Shock Hong,
Richard L. Owens, arebelspy,
Serge Etienne, Andy Roberts,
Carlos Alexis, Vicott, Symphony,
K H Some, Fabio, Francois Vignon,
Chak, Chee Wee, Mark Kieffer,
Michael Adcock, Serge Etienne

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Last updated on 11 Jan 2008