TouchLaunch v0.0.4.9 (Freeware)

TouchLaunch v0.0.4.9 (Freeware)
Requirements: PPC WM6 - NET CF v3.5
Overview: TouchLaunch is simple application launcher, which scans start menu shortcuts, and list them alphabetically. Kind of similar to scoll launcher but this has new quick alphabetic scroll function.
This is very early alpha release.

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Features:
- Finger friendly scroll function.
- Quick alphabet shortcuts, either letterbar on screen edge, or abcgrid (similar to iContact).
- Skinnable.
- You can use todays' background image as this launcher's background.
- Supports custom icons (46 included in cab).
- You can categorize shortcuts in unlimited number of categories.
- Finger gestures to move through categories, left and right sweeps changes category.

Instructions:
Download and install the cab file or download the zip file, extract it to any folder on your PPC and run the exe file. Uninstall previous version and then delete program folder it was installed, first.

Making new skins you can look example from premade skins in the skin folder at installation folder. Adding new just copy your skin xml file in the skins folder.

Custom icons can be added to iconpacks folder, just make a subfolder with your favourite icons. Name them similar to shortcuts.
Example: Active Sync.lnk needs Active Sync.png (or .jpg, .gif etc) bitmap file.

Categories can be added by creating a empty file in the catogories subdir. And removed by deleting certain category file.

Update Description:

[0.0.4.9][10 Nov 2008]
+multilingual( english, finnish, dutch(partial) ), if you make your own language file, make sure it's UTF-8
+new skinning engine, same skinfile for all resolutions
+new settings file format
+faster and takes less memory
+two alpha blending simulation modes
+icons renders correctly on vga devices
+works "out of box" with VGA, QVGA and WQVGA(e.c. Omnia)
Known bugs:
-unfortunately old skins aren't supported anymore
-doesn't work correctly on landscape mode,
may crash
-Category names aren't localizised
-on squarescreen icons may render incorrectly

v0.0.4.7 (31-10-2008):
- Alphablending.
- Support png icons with alphaLayers.
- Many Context Menu improvements, scroll if all the items can't fit on the screen.
- Rearrenged optionDialog with folded/unfolded categories.
- A brand new mainmenu.
- Menu background is darkened version of programs background image.
- Option whether it needs a tap or doubletap to launch programs.
- Help menu, please read them before posting question to TouchLaunch's thread at Xda-Developers.

v0.0.4.6 (29-10-2008):
- It's .NET 2.0 binary, so it should work for everybody.
- Many bugs fixed again.
- List scrolling/touching improvements, no more accidental launches.
- New about dialog added, has links to this thread, and also donation button.
- New contextMenu, better looking and more finger friendly.
- You can click and hold on listItem, and a contextmenu appear.
- VGA skin included.

v0.0.4.5 (27-10-2008):
- Icon caching (program starts in 4-5 secs, depended on amount of your shortcuts, first start takes about 10 secs).
- New Option dialog (not polished, but fully functionable).
- AlphabetGrid can be modified in Option dialog.
- "Start in certain category" in Option dialog.

v0.0.4.2b (22-10-2008):
- Starting with emptylist bug fixed.

v0.0.4.2 (21-10-2008):
- Alphabet Grid ( kind of "similar" as in Icontact ) see screenshots on second post.
- Option to use only custom folder (look in the settings.xml!).
- Ability to start with certain category (look in the settings.xml!).

v0.0.4.1 (20-10-2008):
- Customfolder bug fixed, custom folder directory doesn't need to exists.
- Freezin on exit bug fixed.
- Few graphical glitches repaired.
- Applications names can be drawed with shadow, makes text look softer or sharpen.

v0.0.4 (20-10-2008):
- Icon support (iconpacks).
- Custom support.
- Shortcut categories.
- Replace folderview.exe function (and also undo function).
- Lot of bugs fixed.
- Skin change is much much faster.
- Custom folder support, for addionatiol shortcuts.
- Sweep gestures for chancing category.

v0.0.3 (10-10-2008):
- Background bitmaps.
- You can use your today's screen background as this program's background.
- Ability to choose whether minimize or terminate on exit.
- Automatic closing (either minimize or exit on closing).
- It's minimizes correctly, so you can leave it on running background.
- Should work on all different language roms!

v0.0.2 (07-10-2008):
- Skin changer.
- Better skinning support.
- You can use bitmaps as list item highlight.
- 6 premade skins.
- closeAfterLaunch feature.


More Info:

Code

http://freewareppc.com/utilities/touchlaunch.shtml

Download Instructions:

Code

http://rapidshare.com/files/176710140/TouchLaunch0.0.4.9.rar

NETCFv35

Code

http://rapidshare.com/files/176670765/NETCFv35_WM.zip

< CAB file: TouchLaunch0.0.4.9.cab