[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] allelimo:
Well, here it is, the first beta of the first iApps release!

You can read about the iApps open source dev team here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=486618

iLaunch is a finger-friendly applications launcher for Windows Mobile PocketPC phones. It's easily skinnable, intuitive, and could be used instead of the standard Windows Mobile Start Menu.

It is based on iContact (supbro version) source code, available here:

http://supware.net/iContact

iContact is used as a "scrollable framework" for applications that will have the same look and feel: the same iContact original skins will be included by default: "default" and "iPhone". The "default" skin will have a diamond-like look and feel, and the "iphone" skin will be designed to be as similar to the iPhone look as possible.

iLaunch settings can be found in the Windows Mobile system settings menu. A soft reboot may be required after installing iLaunch before the iLaunch settings icon will appear in the menu.

iLaunch is built around this idea:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=428064

So iLaunch gives you 5 tabs that can be linked to 5 folders under "Windows\Start Menu"

By default the folders (but you can rename or change them) are:

- Office Mobile

- Multimedia

- Programs

- Connections

- System Tools

Each tab shows a scrollable list of links that you can use to start applications.

You can also use StartButton to replace the default Start Menu with iLaunch:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=486712

iLaunch tabs can be customized with the language file located in "program files\iLaunch".

By default you find here "english.lng", which can be used a base for transaltions :)

There is a "+" button in the top right side, near the title of the tab:

as for now it does nothing, but the code to make it work will be ready for the next beta!

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Quick Start

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iLaunch is based on tabs: each tab gets its linked programs from a folder on the device.

Please remember also that this is the first beta, so there are some things that will be better in the next releases :)

As for now:

1. You have to create up to 5 folders in your "\Windows\Start Menu\Programs"

A quick way to do this is using the cab linked above, but you can do it as you want.

2. You have to copy links to programs/applications inside the created folders.

A very handy tool to do this is Total Commander, but you can do it with any file manager.

3. Then you need to "update" the tab: if you click on the tab icon (while the tab is already selected) the

list of links is updated.

4. It is possible to change the name of the folders editing the english.lng file.

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The source code is available through Svn at GoogleCode:

http://code.google.com/p/ilaunch2/

iLaunch is a beta release, so please tell us about bugs/requests/etc!

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