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[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Sheogorath:
why do we need to install both the Windows Store App and the Desktop App? :confused:

the Pin More app doesn't need a desktop app 'companion'...
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
Pin More DOES require a desktop companion application to pin local executables (aka PinAnything). If you are just using Pin More, Steam and Origin apps will work because they (both Steam and Origin) expose an app specific protocol via the registry.

Also I am pretty sure PinAnything does the exact same thing my desktop app does except for both my apps (TileCreator) are free!

The reason you need a desktop app is because Windows Apps from the Store do not have the capability to execute/run programs from your local machine. (Pin More or TileCreator). Also, Windows Apps from the Store are the only ones that can pin start menu tiles (this is why Oblytile doesnt work anymore... its not a windows store app). I bypassed this in my program by creating a desktop application (TileCreatorProxy) that creates a generic protocol to expose local apps via this protocol (Pretty sure PinAnything does the same)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Iron Doktor:
Looking forward to this, thanks OP!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Sheogorath:
Oh, I see! thanks! :)

Do you plan on adding another features like running as admin, adding arguments, forcing single instance (if the program is already opened it brings it to the foreground)?

certainly looking forward! :D

edit: ps- will your app open every time I click on one of the tiles (like Pin More does), or will it open the linked app immediately?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] n4f4l3m:
I am waiting for this ! Thank You! :D

join to question
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
TileCreator will open every time you click on a start tile HOWEVER I close it very very quickly programmatically :). This is a limitation of Windows Apps from the store. In the App store guidelines it states that developers cannot programmatically close their own app... so I have TileCreatorProxy.exe closing the app instead :P

PS: If it doesnt close automatically this week its because there is a race condition that I am aware of however I have not had time to correctly implement the auto closing part. It is there and will work most of the time for 99% of users. I started programming this app 2 days ago so the easier approach was to say Close TileCreator versus a timeout to check every so often if it was open... then close it. If you find that tileCreator was not closed after you click the start menu, you will also find that none of the button handlers will work. Do not worry, this was an optimization and will display a better message after I can get the 2nd release out!

Cheers, TileCreator
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
running as admin, adding arguments, forcing single instance can definitely be supported.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
TileCreator will open every time you click on a start tile HOWEVER I close it very very quickly programmatically . This is a limitation of Windows Apps from the store. In the App store guidelines it states that developers cannot programmatically close their own app... so I have TileCreatorProxy.exe closing the app instead :P

PS: If it doesnt close automatically this week its because there is a race condition that I am aware of however I have not had time to correctly implement the auto closing part. It is there and will work most of the time for 99% of users. I started programming this app 2 days ago so the easier approach was to say Close TileCreator versus a timeout to check every so often if it was open... then close it. If you find that tileCreator was not closed after you click the start menu, you will also find that none of the button handlers will work. Do not worry, this was an optimization and will display a better message after I can get the 2nd release out!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
No problem. Please let me know if you want any functionality.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] GObonzo:
I've read through some of these posts and i see a response about needing the background program running to launch these Start\Metro "Apps" through your tile creator.

but, almost none of my Start Screen tiles are actual "Apps". it is 90% custom shortcuts to .exe files that I have pinned to the Start Screen myself. they are not Store "Apps" they are only shortcuts so what you are saying shouldn't pertain to these.

give some more detail please as to why it takes a separate program running to launch a pinned shortcut.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jakaria Amin:
Great work

Have been waiting for something like this app since windows 10 release. hope we will see this on windows store soon.

Adding these functionalities of your to do list will make this app complete. Big Thanks. :o:o:o
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] biyaach:
I can't find TileCreator in the store:crying:
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
Yeah I don't see it in there yet either.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kasiopec:
is it possible to make program running in trey and do the stuff without opening, because i dont mind if it is open, unless it is on my task bar
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
^this. I wouldnt have any issue with it being open if it was in the tool tray in the corner. that way you could hide the icon with it running still and not have to see it.

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2 hours left!

I just noticed that according to your original time stamp the app should be on the market by now but I still can't find it.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Jakaria Amin:
Not available in the store yet, could someone post a link when its up, please? :o
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
I dont see it either :( . I was given a link when I published the app and the link gives an error. I'll contact Microsoft today.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
You can use Tilecreator to put in your own custom tile for Tilecreator :D

[IMG="Tilecreator"]http://i.imgur.com/GNeXDJ6.png[/IMG]
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
Looks good. how are you making your tiles and how did you get the text aligned properly?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
I have a layered template in Photoshop. I just resize an icon so it fits in the white square in the middle and change the text to the program I'm creating a tile for:

[IMG="tempalte"]http://i.imgur.com/5P7ywtf.png[/IMG]

Makes creating or editing consistent looking tiles easy and quick.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] biyaach:
Good job!:good::good: But why everytime i open an application from startmenu which is created by TileCreator, TileCreator autoruns before that application opens?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
From what I understand this is pretty much unavoidable and any program that does this will have the same issue. Microsoft have really closed down on how much you can edit the start menu and as such only Store Apps have the ability to have custom tiles. Because of this the only way to assign custom tiles to non Store Apps is to create a Store App that can open your programs for you, hence Tilecreator (and every other tile program) needs to open first so it can open your program.

Basically each custom tile you create is actually a tile for Tilecreator with a command for Tilecreator to open a specific app. No way around that, or at least no way around it that anybody knows about right now.

The good news is that you can somewhat hide it. Once you've created your tiles you can open Tilecreator and drag it to the bottom right corner of your screen behind your taskbar. That way you don't see it pop up. Here's a video of me opening one of my programs (Axe-Edit) on my desktop, bar a quick flash of the Tilecreator icon on my taskbar you'd never know it was there:

[YOUTUBE]bXYzrLF5sVM[/YOUTUBE]

If I ever need to add or edit a tile I can just open Tilecreator and press windows key + left and it will jump back onto my screen.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Sheogorath:
That is, unfortunately, the only way this is possible in Windows 10. Only metro apps can create custom tiles (ie not the tiles that desktop program get), and these tiles can only open the metro app which created them.

This leaves the only option to create a metro app for the custom tiles. But said app will have to be opened each time the tile is clicked...

To tileCreator - how does the mechanism works? I would guess the custom tiles run the tileCreator app with an argument which tells the app what to open. If this is indeed the case, couldn't there be added an argument to start the app 'quietly'?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TheMainCat:
Are the tile colors and font color currently stuck with default blue/black. Changing the colors doesn't seem to have any effect. ALso, has anyone had any success getting Steam apps to work with this? Used the URL for the app (like I did for OblyTile), but when I try to use the tile, get a runtime error.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
doesnt support different font colors currently.

for steam games you can right click a game in your library and create a desktop shortcut then link to that shortcut.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TheMainCat:
The right-click thing-shortcut-link was what I did.....so something else is wrong
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
Tried it there myself and it took me a few attempts to figure out how to get it to work. I was expecting the standard shortcut extension (.lnk) but Steam actually creates a .url shortcut file, so for me to launch Dirt Rally I had to use:

dirtrally:C:\TileCreator\Shortcuts\DiRT Rally.url
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] GObonzo:
there's a few here i've modified to be as small as Windows allows. they are the "Small" size but it uses my Medium Size image, so if you know it's going to be small just put that "small" image you want in the Medium slot:

[IMG="smalltiles"]http://www.gamespot.com/images/1300-2918913[/IMG]

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...image links aren't showing up all of a sudden. will check back to see if ever displayed

whatever,

http://www.gamespot.com/images/1300-2918913
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] godsponge:
I have the url directly in the config file and it works great.

This is my Batman Arkham Knight shortcut: batmanak:steam://rungameid/208650
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] insaiyanxo:
Here, this is what I used:

batman:"M:\Steam\steamapps\common\Batman Arkham Knight\Binaries\Win64\BatmanAK.exe"

Maybe try something like that and it should work.

Hi ! What is the 'URL' link that opens Tilecreator that we must enter into ApprovedApps?

Nvm, I figured it out :D
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Greg90:
is there anyone else get this error when try to pin Tiles?

did I miss something? please help.

http: //i.imgur .com/wVJ06T7.png
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
Thats PinMore not TileCreator.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Estebanium:
It would be nice to hear from the author. Last time he was online was Wednesday.

I hope this App will not be something like a "oh let's see what you can do with the tools and then to another topic.." thing. There needs to be more improvements and features in order to use this App in a proper way. Currently the user has to do a lot of things on his own like creating own tiles with WHITE text etc..
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
For some reason this seems very hit and miss with me. Some games launch fine but others just open Steam and then nothing happens :/

Edit: They all seem to work now. Wierd, I didn't change anything.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] LukaNyan:
even tho you change color of the text in TileCreator, in the start menu will always appear as black to me.. I think it's a bug
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
Yeah, changing text colour and tile colour haven't been implemented yet. The only way around that for now is to create full tile sized images with the text already on them.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
He said earlier in the thread that he plans on releasing some large improvements pretty quickly. I imagine he has a job or school or a family.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] maddbomber83:
Also looking forward to Large and Wide support.

Thank you for the app!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bindanaku:
Also waiting for Large and especially Wide tile support.

Note: Currently the "Small" tile doesn't actually use the image assigned to it, but uses a downsized "Medium" tile. Hope this also gets adjusted in the highly anticipated update.

Thanks! :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
I check this thread every couple hours to see if tilecreator has come back.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kasiopec:
Yea, would be really nice to have some feedback and to see what is the current status of the project.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] RitzyB:
Its a bit spartan right now, but it does what I need it to on some level. I appreciate the work~
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] beruth:
Hi, Great Job!.

What is the path that opens Tilecreator that we must enter into ApprovedApps?

Thanks
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] RitzyB:
You mean C:\TileCreator ? Or are you trying to create live tile for a windows store app?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] beruth:
windows store app, to replace the default one.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
Easiest way I've found to do this is to pin the store app to your start menu and then drag it onto your desktop to create a shortcut file. You can then unpin the store app and put the shortcut file anywhere you like. Then just link to the shortcut file in the ApprovedApps file like this:

TileCreator:C:\TileCreator\Shortcuts\Tilecreator.lnk
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] godsponge:
Just made this the tile for Cortana with this trick. :)

[IMG="Cortana"]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/GodSponge/cortana_medium.png[/IMG]
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] beruth:
Works, thank you!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Greg90:
oops, my bad!, thanks man.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MAMeingast:
Has anyone tried this app yet? Seems to work the same way (a store app to pin items to the start menu and a traditional desktop helper to create the tiles), but has more features working already. http://www.win10controller.com/betterstart/
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
I have. Its got some nice features but I don't like that it needs a secondary app that constantly runs. Plus because of the location of the settings menu button you can't drag the app behind the taskbar and hide as well as Tilecreator.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
not free though. its the same price as pinmore.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MAMeingast:
Yeah, but luckily you can minimize the app to the tray, so there is no need to actually hide the window behind the taskbar or something like that.

The free trial version has no limitations!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Vairish:
The companion app stays hidden but the main app still pops up briefly on the desktop when you click on a tile. Tilecreator does the same thing but since I can drag it off screen I can hide it.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] bigodon:
the splash screen during the any app launch is really a bummer

but i hope tilecreator can give us an option to hide this or make minimized/hiden by default on next versions
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
its a windows 10 limitation. they may find a way to hide it in the future.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] dadep_xda:
Arguments support

Great job!

Looking forward for arguments support in the .exe link.

Daniele
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] RE992:
Do you mean arguments like this:

Inbox:C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe --profile-directory=Default --app-id=pkclgpgponpjmpfokoepglboejdobkpl

?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] n4f4l3m:
Tilecreator, why you gone :(

Btw. Betterstartmenu is good, but helperapp won't launch autoamticaly at windows startup :(
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] LukaNyan:
Anyway atm this program is pretty useless, just because most of the games I try to lunch give me or an error, or they doing nothing at all.

Hope it will fixed it soon.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MAMeingast:
Pretty sure something like this is already possible with a work-around: Just create a regular old shortcut with all the arguments you want and then have TileCreator point to the shortcut instead of directly to the exe.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
I agree as far as the games are concerned. The programs seen to work ok though. But trying to launch games via Tile Creator is useless.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] RE992:
You don't need a workaround. I have that line in my ApprovedApps.config file. You could use a short cut to.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] OdoSpace:
To move the dialog almost outside the screen, you can use autoitscript and the WinMove Command. It is very easy to use. Dont move the dialog completely outside the screen. Else the postion is not remembered on next start. When the dialog is moved almost outside the screen you can maximize/restore the window using the cursor up/down keys while pressing the window-key.

Best regards

OdoSpace
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] maddbomber83:
Um, win post of the day! I'm going to copy you on that.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] ENIGMAXG2:
Don't point directly to the executables, at least for Steam games, use the url-like command: steam://run/game_id_number (as example, for team fortress 2 is: steam://run/440)

If you don't know the ID of a specific game, right click it in your library, and select

create desktop shortcut

, go to the properties of it and you should see the entire "url" to launch it, then add it to the ApprovedApps.config this way (you can't use numbers for the game/app name, only in the path):

teamfortresstwo:steam://run/440
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
I actually don't use the executable files. I use shortcuts just like I use for the apps/programs and they work just fine.

Thanks for the tip though.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] maxaon09:
The problem with running a game decided in the following way:

1) Created a file "mw2" with a "bat" extension in the format:

cd\

F:

cd ModernWarfareBattleFrameEdition\

start se5m.exe

and saved it in the folder C:\TileCreator

2) In "ApprovedApps.config" - " mw:C:\TileCreator\mw2.bat"

Then created the tile. And all games run this way without errors

http://i72.fastpic.ru/big/2015/0815/9b/66f639e69e9d1a41e24307bbe0ae269b.png
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
So I just change the extension of the .exe file to a .bat and it should work?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] maxaon09:
No. You need to create a text document, enter and format as in my example (if you create in other possible errors) and save as "bat". And then in the config to specify the path to it.

Нет. Нужно создать текстовый документ, вписать а формате как у меня на образце (если создать в другом возможны ошибки) и сохранить как "bat". И затем в конфиге указать к нему путь.

Later I will make video
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] godsponge:
Does a batch file work better than linking to a shortcut? I've had no problems with shortcuts and steam urls. Seems like writing a batch file is more complicated than necessary.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
We're talking about games specifically though. Are you referring to games or programs/apps?
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] godsponge:
Everything I've tried works using shortcuts or urls.

Steam games run best when I launch them via url, but other games seem to run fine if i use a shortcut. Even Modern apps work when using a shortcut.

Could be that I just haven't run into a game yet that has a problem launching from a shortcut. Or maybe I'm just lucky...
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] magatsu82:
I installed the app from the store, opened the exe as admin, add key to ApprovedApps like this:

gtav:X:\Instaladores\Juegos\GTA V\coches5\Grand Theft Auto V\GTAVLauncher.exe

Open TileCreator, pick a png image, set a name, I typed gtav as Approve Apps key, click Pin Tile, and absolutely nothing happens : (
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] maxaon09:
How to create tiles for games using the program TileCreator. Video manual. (I have 100% working)

https://youtu.be/IxxyYNEXQm4

Creating the key, do not leave blank and do not enter the numbers. Example: instead of: "Black Ops 2" you need to write: "BlackOpsII"
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Greg90:
thanks man, I needed this to my indie games! :good:
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] andrew.zaitsev:
Спасибо за замечательную программу!

При нажатии на созданный тайл происходит вызов вашей программы, и только потом программы, для которой был создан тайл, это может быть устранено?

Спасибо
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] TileCreator:
No problem. I have been pretty busy the last week with weddings, traveling for work, and I was a bit under the weather. Should have a great update for you guys next Sunday.

Cheers!

TileCreator
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
Thanks for writing this program first of all.

I wanted to ask if we were going to get tile support for games? At this point in time there are lots of hoops to jump through just to get TileCreator to work properly in terms of launching video games.

Thanks and keep up the good work.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Valcorb:
Wonderful work!

Sorry if this has been asked already, but will we be able to create wide tiles in the future? At the moment, we only have Small & medium tiles that we can select in the start menu.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] kasiopec:
check the 1st page.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
yeeeee. can't wait. :good::good::good:
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Greg90:
thank you Mr. Neal, you're the best! I can't wait for the new update :)

I want to ask you please, is there a way to make extra large tiles like this:

http ://i.imgur .com/7ONPATw.jpg

here is the suggestion on Windows uservoice (it's not mine, but I want to ask everyone to vote please)

https ://windows .uservoice .com/forums/265757-windows-feature-suggestions/suggestions/8152116-extra-large-size-for-tiles

thanks again :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] insaiyanxo:
Sounds like it will be a great update. Can't wait to see what it is :D
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] 93.crl0s:
Thanks for the app, I wish there were more people like you. By the way, I was wondering if you could remove the snapshot of TileCreator leaving after launch a Tile.

Sorry if you do not understand me, I do not speak good English.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] voyagerxp:
Ignore post, problem solved
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Greg90:
I'm waiting for the update:D
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Berserk87:
:good::highfive:
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Otaktay:
Great and promissing product! :good: Can't wait to see what goodies awaits us in this update! :victory:

Any news about it yet?:)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] subinbkim:
OK, take my PayPal money!!!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] KiIlBiIl:
which Sunday? :)
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] Bekrah:
Lol. Yeah I was hoping for this pass Sunday as well.
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] evily2k:
Love the app but would love a few more features.

So I noticed every time a app that is created with tilecreator is launched from the start menu it launches a tilecreator outline/background before the app actually launches. This is kind of a problem for me because I used to use oblytile with windows 8 (HTPC on my living room's 60 inch TV) and it launched/switched between apps so seamlessly it was awesome. So if it could please do that or have an option to do that, that would be awesome! Also I noticed a few times when I went to click the app from the start menu the program failed to open. Maybe it was because I was opening the app to soon in between opening and closing it (testing). Idk but yeah great job so far on the app it is really sweet so far. Oh that reminds me of one other thing, and forgive me if a solution hasn't been posted yet. I haven't searched the thread yet and will after this, but for some reason I can only change the app size to small and medium and not large and wide. Whats up with that?

But again thanks for all the hard work and the program is greatly appreciated!!!
[Windows 10, 8, 7, XP etc.] MAMeingast:
Maybe you should do it the other way around? Read the thread first and THEN post? Because all of what you wrote has been said many times already in this thread! ;)