LaunchDock
LaunchDock is a win32 based program launcher that will run in any windows environment. The point of this project is to provide a functional program launcher that is simple to operate and that takes up minimal system resources. Although more interesting features will be added in the future, the intention is not to deviate from it's main objective: to remain clean and simple for the average user to utilize.
Current Release: 0.3
Release Date: 09/24/2005
Download: http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=147948&package_id=163236
Notes on this Release:
-Fixed bug where Launchdock crashed on system startup when start on boot is enabled
-There are now 4 tabs each with 9 buttons to program (apps, games, utils, sys)
-Modified hotkeys (ctrl for tab 1(ctrl+1 for button 1), alt for tab 2(alt+4 for button 4), shift for tab 3(shift+7 for button 7), and the windows key for tab 4, minimize all function is the same)
-Added basic system shutdown menu
-Gui now minimizes to system tray (still doesn't restore from tray 100% of the time, but it's pretty close, it's a limitation of Autoit that I'm trying to work around)
-System try icon now has menu when LaunchDock is minimized to tray
Current Release: 0.2a
Release Date: 09/15/2005
Notes on this Release:
-Child windows now mirror the background color and transparency level as the parent
-Fixed bug that occurred with the program crashing when changing the background color to blue through the gui
-Fixed bug where child windows opened behind the parent while "always on top" was set
-Added show desktop function with associated hotkey Alt+Shift+D
Release: 0.2
Release Date: 09/14/2005
Notes on this Release:
-Start on Boot menu item now can be checked and unchecked so it's easier to tell what it's currently set to do
-Gui window can be set to remain "always on top"
-Background color can be changed
-Transparency level can be changed
-Hotkeys have been added (Alt+Shft+#) # = the corresponding button number - gui does not need focus for hotkeys to work
-Buttons now hold the icon for the program rather than the name and a tooltip now identifies the button and program name
-Button added to open an open file dialog for ease in getting the path for configuring launch buttons
-Gui windows is now smaller
-The major limitations caused by the additions in this release are that the transparency settings work only for win2k/XP and that the background color is limited to 9 colors so far (more are planned), and you must restart launchdock for these settings to take effect
Release: 0.1a
Release Date: 09/09/2005
Notes on this Release:
-Ability to launch up to 9 programs
-Ability to update button functions through the gui or the config.ini (update function in the gui supports drag and drop for path capture)
-Toggle startup on boot
-Ability to change startup coordinates through the gui or the config.ini
-Basic functions available in the menu or through a right click anywhere on the gui (except on the buttons)
-The major limitation so far is that you must restart LaunchDock for it to take into effect any changes made to the config.ini, whether made manually or through the gui.