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[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jimski:
Piecing together instructions from this thread I sort of got a Settings category working.

-I copied the Settings links from Post #161 and loaded them into a new folder labeled \Program Files\TouchLaunch\custom.

-I then created Settings.txt and entered the labels for each of the lnk files, like in Power.lnk. Copied Settings (without the .txt) into my Program Files\TouchLaunch\categories folder.

-I had to edit the settings.cfg file to get the path right (the default path was \TouchLaunch\custom). Renamed this to \Program Files\TouchLaunch\custom.

-While I had this file open, I also found that the setting for Starting Category (see bug issue noted in post above) was still pointing to All Programs so I changed it to Favourites, which is my preference. Copied the setting.cfg file back into Program Files\TouchLaunch.

After opening TouchLaunch, the Settings category was created but there were no links in it. But I did find all the links in All Programs, which surprised me a bit. I copied/pasted all of the Settings links into the Settings Folder, just like you do for any other category folder.

So I don't understand why I couldn't create a Settings category folder just like I made my other custom folder, copy/paste an existing folder and rename it. And I had guessed that the custom folder would NOT have integrated into the All Programs folder. I know I can select the option; Show Only Custom Links but that would sort of defeat everything.

There are no icons associated with these settings link so it looks a bit drab but it's functional. And there are only 23 links in the file (I currently have 46 links in my settings folder) so I have some work to do.

Now that I got it to work, I will probably remove or exclude several of the seldom used settings links just as I did with the Programs folder, to keep things neat. But I guess it's a start.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] mark0115:
When I add a program to a particular category, it will disappear after soft reset. Is there any way to solve this error:confused:
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] thchong:
TouchLaunch 0.0.4.7

I am using Sony Ericsson x1, and I have installed TouchLaunch 0.0.4.7 in my device. It worked. After I changed the skin to VGA, the display are as file attached. (other skin can only display half of the screen):):)

The problem is, after that I go to "option" again, the error message keep coming up (as per file attached), everytime I go to "option". Even if I uninstalled and reinstalled again. This is the only problem. :confused:

I can still open program using TouchLaunch, or assign the program to "Categories", go to "Help" and "about" without receiving any error message.:)

If I intalled TouchLaunch 0.0.4.9, it totally cannot display collectly, even I change the setting.:(:(
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] vua777:
must have, bookmarked

thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] :
Basically also works on a WinCE 6.0 Professional, 800x480, device, but only if all background and/or select .PNG-files disabled, means set to 'none'. All my tries to use (with PhotoFiltre program) selfmade landscape 800x480 .PNG-files miserably failed, TouchLaunch immediately crashes.

Any thoughts?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
There's a <CUSTOMFOLDER> setting in settings.xml, on which you can change the custom folders path. I should have leave that empty. I don't know what I was thinking :D

Do you you have wwe rom? Did the background file error came up with 0.0.3 release?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
It's loads all the shortcuts icons on start up, so it take more time...

I got the same results, with close button. Let's see what's the problem..
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Thanks for kind words :)

Yeah, the custom folder is "hardcoded" on settings file... you can modify that, but it's stupid include that on release. I'll fix the problem in bugfix release in few days.

Nice icon :) I try that in testrun :) but don't celebrate yourself as TouchLaunch's main icon designer yet :P
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Thanks!

And yes there is "u" in favourites, look it up, my american friend ;)

But if it's too british, you can just rename the Favourite file to Favorite in categories subfolder:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] dancer_69:
Yes, I have wm6.1 WWE rom.

I didn't tried this function with 0.03 version.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] djmimi:
Hello,

is it possible to have a wqvga OMNIA (240x400) version please?

Thanks.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] Moe5508:
Icons???!!! Fantastic!!! Now, we're talking! Great job buddy, keep it up!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sudist:
Sugestion

Hi Avellent,

I made some changes with the subfolder, working great.

Is it possible to make it change the subfolder by sweaping to the left or right?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
bug fix... look the first page

with customfolder problem fixed, exiting bug fixed and some graphical improvements.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Just a matter of skin settings... you can edit skin files in skins subfolder to match you resolution. You have to modifying every object dimension to match your screen. Not impossible :D someone allready made a skin file for last version for Omnia, if remember correctly.

I can change category by sweeping left and right.

Sorry, i missed that. Tested your new skins... looks great!

For you and everybody who makes skins, if post also a screenshot of your skin ( and they aren't total carbage :) ), i'll link them on page one.

I would also love to see some iconpacks here :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ytsejam_:
hi, how can i use the customfolder?

i tried putting my favorite and mostly used shortcuts into the \program files\touchlaunch\custom directory, but all I got is duplicates of those shortcuts..

it looks like that TouchLaunch scans both the "\windows\start menu" and the "\program files\touchlaunch\custom" folders for shortcuts (.lnk files)..

is there a way to disable scanning the \windws\start menu\ folder and use/scan only the Customfolder instead?

also, is there a command line parameter we can use so that TouchLaunch will start showing a specified Category instead of defaulting to All Programs?

maybe like TouchLaunch.exe -Favorites to directly open the favorites category, and so on..

maybe this can be added to the next release..

thanks...
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] salahnajm:
running apps menu...

This is becoming an excellent software!!

Any chance of having one of the menus show " running apps" like a task manager ... I know there are tons of task managers out there, but this would be a nice addition to your launcher

THANKS
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stutzedward:
The close (exit) issue is solved! :) But, I got a new one. Whenever I select to change the skin, I get an error of:

An unexpected error has occurred in TouchLaunch.exe.

Select Quit and then restart the program, or select Details for more information.

Can't seems to change any other skins.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] keithdupont:
So far so good, been testing for and hour or so. Keep up the good work.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aeratos:
Bro too slow after really close, 10 sec delay to open. make it faster in the future thx:)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] m.schmidler:
Hi,

first let me make this clear: I really like this app and you update / fix it often, thanks !

But please, as I already said once, think about making this a real startmenu replacement with a bit more functionality.

Your ToDo list looks good, these things are needed more urgently. But consider implementing a plugin-system as well, this would be absolutely amazing.

I think, since it is skinable, it could become some kind of standard-app in cooked ROMs, cause the original WM startmenu is just crap...

regards,

Martin
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] redflag:
Martin, I love this guy's app and with a little help it will be great ! Telling him not ONCE but TWICE to do things more urgently is not only rude but laughable (coming from the WM7 throttle launch ultimate best ever guy... where is it !!!!)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] m.schmidler:
tsstss, don´t be offensive, redflag. I didn´t tell him ANYTHING to do. I just suggested something and said that the things on his todo list are more urgent.

Suggesting things is something very important to improve existing apps even more. You talk, as if you were the coder of the app itself, you are the one being rude !

And btw, blazingwolf and me are working on the theme, if you had a look at the thread. The only problem I have is school, I have my final exams this year and my main hobby is music and not theming stuff!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] redflag:
Music, School and Criticism of a damn good app, nuff said.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] m.schmidler:
*lol*, there´s a nice english saying, it goes like "never try arguing with an idiot...".

I tried to explain my statements with logical reasons while you are just offensive and mix up the TL theme and touch-launch discussion.

I never said something like "this app sucks, this app is crap" etc.

I just suggested something, in a normal way...but the world pays with ingratitude.

Long live xda, with members like you.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jeiyuu:
Great Application! Excellent Potential..

I absolutely love this app.. ran both version 0.4.0 and 0.4.1.. I use this app as my left softkey, and haven't stopped using it since.. It is a perfect compliment to iContact, which I use as my right softkey..

Here's my view on the app:

I would love to see this run directly off the storage card.. (Maybe we will be able to designate our own install path? Or simply replace \Program Files with Storage Card\Program Files?)

Secondly, I would like to see the scrolling capabilities a bit more responsive.. Using swiping gestures up and down causes the app to scroll, but it does not scroll very fast.

Keep up the good work, I will keep checking back for updates.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] djk1:
i like the fact if you unload the whole zip file into the windows directory you can replace the "all programs" tab in M2D. But the program seems to take a little longer to start up. Optimizing it should be the next thing on the to do list
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sinoo:
Please add support to show the shortcuts in the way they are arranged in the start menu, so with folders... Is this possible?

Plus back button to use it like a little explorer?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] momaymint:
..........

i try to it :p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Thanks to all for comments!

Yes, in 0.0.4.2 ( released in few minutes ) , you can use only custom folder. You can also specify starting category. Both settings can be found on settings.xml.

Didn't take any of you suggestions as rudeness. But have to say that the plugin system isn't coming for ages, firstly because it really takes time to make one, secondly because there's more important things to improve and also I don't have any idea how to make a plugin enviroment :D

When I released first version, two weeks ago, i thought I was making a simple skinnable application launcher that just make a list of all programs on startmenu. It already has grown more advanced that i was planning, so I don't know what it's going to be in future :) we'll see...

It should work on storage card. Just choose cab installer to install on storage card. Or unzip the zip version on when ever you want to.

There's a lot to do with optimizing graphics.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aeratos:
Beacuse have great settings for auto close or Minimize.make it to open fast like real programms.Slow response.And with throttle launcher takes 1.5 ,2 mb RAM with minimize.Anyone try to run from windows ?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] m.schmidler:
to avellant: thx for taking my suggestions serious. and yes, I can imagine that a plugin environment is a big thing. But since it´s written in C# (I think so...) I could ask a friend of mine who´s quite an expert in it.

btw, how difficult is it to map it to the startmenu button ?

And is it possible to assign a link to settings-page as well (as in orig. startmenu) ??
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] djk1:
I am having trouble with the latest version(.0.4.2). No icons or program names. 0.4.1was working ok. Running it on the HTC touch.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] nir36:
this **** is so cool. fits iContact's interface very well.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zarxic:
Is this supposed to support alpha in the png files? All of the pngs look like they're on a white background.

Keep up the great work! :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pdgpereira:
Just wanted to tell you how much i like the concept of this application.

I currently don´t use it but I tried the 1st releases. As they did not give a significant advantage over other program launching options, I was hopping it got to the point where I think it already is.

Great work!!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] pdgpereira:
I have one question, though (might have missed it on previous pages):

-can we tell the program to extract the icon from program, so it shows in the menu as a .ink shows in the programs folder, without having to create a .png, that is (just associating directly an entry of the menu to the .exe's visual appearance on an explorer program?

One suggestion, if u don't mind: maybe having the changelog inverted, having the latest on top, would make it easier for people to see the changes when they 1st open the thread (also closer to the 1st updated pictures).

Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ytsejam_:
thanks for the new things on the latest version.. i'm loving it now..

bug report.. as someone already (i think) mentioned.. the PNG transparencies don't work..

i've tried all methods of creating transparent PNGs and also different programs, but PNGs don't apear transparent on TouchLaunch 0.4.2.. it works good on 0.4.1 though..

i also tried the bundled PNG Iconpacks and they also show white backgrouds where transparency should be..

hope you look on to this.. thanks..

also, as suggestion/request/comment.. i don't know if it is possible or easy to do, but maybe the scrolling and selecting gestures might need improvement.. it sometimes causes accidental launch of programs..

for example, there is a previously selected/highlighted item/shortcut down the list. I try to scroll down (up swipe gesture).. and incidentally, my finger lands/stops on the previously selected/highlighted item. TouchLanch interprets that as a double tap action and will launch the said previously selected shortcut instead of just stopping the scroll motion.

this is usually a pain in the a**, especially if that previously highlighted item is Opera (which takes decades to load on my wizard)..

maybe, in the new scroll gesture engine, when a scroll is initiated, the previous highlighted/selected item should be automatically unselected to avoid accidental double tap..

another, is for TouchLaunch to prohibit any form of selection when the Scroll is still moving.. so when the scroll is in motion, if you tap firmly/suddenly, you just stop the scroll motion, but nothing should be selected. And if you do another swipe, while the scroll is still in motion, the scroll acceleration increases.

because as of now (in version 0.4.2), if the scroll is still in motion and you induce any form of touch/press/tap on the screen (either to stop the scroll motion or to add another swipe gesture to increase acceleration), the scroll automatically stops and the item/shortcut under your thumb (or where your thumb stopped) will be automatically selected (even if your intention is to add another swipe). and doing another swipe in this situation leads back to the problem stated above (accidental double tap)..

hope you look on these problems on the next version too..

thanks..
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] secoseco:
Hi avellant

version TouchLaunch V0.0.4.2 not working with me, just the app launch with clean screen no program files icon or alphabet adores, when close it get this error

TouchLaunch.exe

Exception

Error reading category file: Favourites

at TouchLaunch.mainForm.writeCategories()

at TouchLaunch.mainForm.mainForm_Closing(Object sender, CancelEventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.OnClosing(CancelEventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form._FCanClose()

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.WL.Close(IntPtr hwnThis)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.Close()

at TouchLaunch.mainForm.menuItemExit_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.MenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Menu.ProcessMnuProc(Control ctlThis, WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control._InternalWnProc(WM wm, Int32 wParam, Int32 lParam)

at Microsoft.AGL.Forms.EVL.EnterMainLoop(IntPtr hwnMain)

at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form fm)

at TouchLaunch.Program.Main()

testing in Cruise WM6.1

thank you for develop this program, and I believe that this app will be the default program launcher for all WM user

thx
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ancola66:
Thank you for the software is a very good, though slightly slower load. Hopefully later versions will run faster :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stutzedward:
0.0.4.2 is also not working for me, blank screen when I launched TL. I have reverted back to 0.0.3 which is faster and much much more stable. I can do off with the icons. :) Thanks anyway, good apps but sadly, more and more bugs and slower on later versions.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zarxic:
I had this issue as well when first starting 0.0.4.2, however it is because of a setting in the setting.xml file that was telling touch launch to only look in the custom folder for links. since I had nothing in that folder, no links were being shown. I told it to show the start menu as well and it's been working great. well, minus the transparencies in png files. ;)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] choupiyang:
It's very good.But Touchlaunch 0.0.4.2 not support chinese system as Touchlaunch 0.0.4.1
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
I made a new pack, with fixed settings.xml ( TouchLaunch0.0.4.2b.zip ). Sorry about that I slipped my testing settings file on release.

About png transparencies, compact framework doesn't support it directly, it can be set by manual. I tried it with using white color as transparent layer, and it worked, but there was problem when icons had white color other than on the edges. So I disabled it. I was thinking that i could make program to search some kind of setting file when loading iconpacks, where the tranparency color can be set?

0.0.3 was faster because it didn't load any icons. 0.0.4x versions load icons even if you choose not use them. There's something to fix. The rendering is faster if you don't show icons, i don't see any difference here with 0.0.3 vs 0.0.4x. in advantage 0.0.4x use much less memory than 0.0.3, there was kind of stupid bug which causes memory leakege.

Anyway i have to do some rewriting in paint functions, to get it more responsive rendering without or with icons ( if that's possible, i hope it is )
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Heh.. didn't know that 0.0.4.1 did support chinese system :D

well, there's actually no change there.

maybe you're suffering "use only custom folder" bug also.

try the 0.0.4.2b version or change settings file manually.

ps. I have to increase my version numbering, tired of typing two zeros :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] stutzedward:
Thanks for the reply avellant. Can I know if the 'change skin' fixed? I faced that problem in v.0.4. Have not tested that function in v0.0.4a as nothing is loaded, I then immediately reverted back to v0.0.3. :)

Just a wild suggestion, is it possible to cache the icon/pgm details in a folder hence opening the pgm will be faster?
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
I don't know about that bug, because I haven't encounter any errors, with chancing skins. Please test that with new version and report what it do, and in which circumstances error appear. Installed on storage card/which folder/other settings and so. I would be grateful:)

I was planning to do some cache function when I done the categories, but I cut some corners there:) I don't know how much caching would help, because .net programs always take some time to start. That's why i recommend to keep the program on background. But next i'm going to dig deeper on icon rendering and make it smoother :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] uniqueboy:
Hi avellant, this is shaping up great, I would like to see a simple option built in to the app to map it to the all programs key in TF3D programs tab, as there is a distinct lack of assignable buttons on the diamond. So if anyone knows how to do that would they be kind enough to post a "how to" please. :)
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
Hi, I don't know much about TF3D, but if understood it right, it uses folderview.exe in windows folder, for viewing all programs. So you can replace it in TouchLaunch going to Menu -> Options -> Replace folderview.exe and it should work. Somebody correct me, if i'm wrong.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
I did some start time measuring on my touch and here's the result:

startime average ( 5 tests ) without icons: 3522,4 ms ( 3,5 s )

startime average ( 5 tests ) with icons: 8239,8 ms

This is COLD START TIME, after first start, it's comes on the screen instantly, if you let it run on background.

I did the measurements by putting stopwatch on the code so there's no human error ( except bad source code :D ). My start menu has 125 shortcuts, and all the icons were extracted from executables.

Some tips to reduce starting time:

-dont use icons! :D it takes avg. 4500 ms to load

-delete categories, if you don't need them ( save 300 ms )

-use non bitmap skin ( save 150 ms )

I think i could nitch 500 -1000 ms by optimizing file reading and menu scanning, but the icons are most time consuming... One way around could be

to not extract them all in startup, but schedule them later or something...

What a pointless waste of time this measurement was :D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] WildSioux:
avellant...Nice program. But with your 0.0.4.2.zip release, it won't work on my Mogul. I get a error popup re: .NET.

I have .NET 2.0 installed and when I tried your 0.0.4.1.zip it worked because you included the TouchLaunch.exe for .NET 2.0.

Its missing in 0.0.4.2.zip...

Thanks
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] avellant:
I develop this program on 3.5CF and to build a 2.0CF version i have to make few modifications on source...

so I'm not going to build 2.0CF version of every "bug fix". Unless somebody has nice tip for me to downgrading .net framework automatically...

I will make 2.0CF version of every major release though..

you have to stick with 0.0.4.1 version for now. Sorry!