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[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
MMAppLauncher is a full Start Menu and Settings replacement similar to Android. It does more than just replace your original, boring start menu. It keeps track of your most 20 recent run apps, as well as allowing you to save an app as favorite. Another unique feature that MMAL has to offer is the ability to run any process (similar to Run under Windows) with given arguments. On top of the cool features mentioned, MMAL also allows you to modify any shortcut name and icon of your choice with a few touches of your finger tip.

Features:

Full Start Menu replacement

Keep tracks of 20 recent run apps

Save apps as favorite for easy access

Run processes similar to Windows Run (supports arguments)

Full Settings replacement

Requirements & Supports:

.NET Compact Framework 3.5

Windows Mobile 6.x Professional

QVGA, VGA, WVGA, and Square Screen Support

Landscape Support

AppToDate Support

Version 1.0:

1.0.100901

No limitation.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bazinga:
Wow great! But would it be possible to integrate a black or darker background? The white is really bright :p
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] GadgetFreak:
I'll be loading this tonight and will report any bugs. One question though, does it support folders? Thanks!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Alireza2n:
Great Idea! I'll test this and send my feedback.

I'm a fan of all your apps bro! ;)

Nice job.

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EDIT:

My Feedback:

Scrolling is smooth.

The idea of "Rounded gray boxes" is great.

The last tab does not work and app closes with "ArgumentNullException".

My Suggestions:

- Maybe implanting some kind of cache for shortcuts reduces the time when app starts on reboot.

- It would be nice to allow user to create groups or folders for apps and be able to organize them.

- For users with many application shortcuts a "Quick Search" function or an "alphabetical selector" (like the one in Manila contact manager) is really time-saving.

- "Skin" support will also be cool!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mwalt2:
Does it disable the WM 6.5(.x) start menu?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] santod040:
Looks like a decent implementation. Nice work. ;)

Will report back my experience with it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Yes, it's possible to have an option for dark or light theme similar to Windows Phone 7.

no it doesn't support folders. This is similar to Android all programs.

Hmm that's strange for the ArgumentNullException. I've tested on stock rom and stock emulator 6.5 and 6.5.x. They work fine :confused:

I like the skin and cache suggestion. But when the app starts up it still needs to read from the cache to memory which still takes time.

You can add your apps to favorite to easier searching.

There's an option to override the start menu. When it's on, clicking on the start menu will bring up MMAppLauncher. When it's off, windows original start menu will be shown.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] santod040:
This part is not working for me.

It overrode the Start Menu one time and then would no longer open after that.

Neither this app, or the WM Start Menu.

Although it's possible, that there may be a conflict with the new WM Start Menu softkey in CHT 2.0? Maybe something to look at anyhow.

Nice Beta app. otherwise. Also, not sure what the last icon on the bottom bar is(settings?), but it crashes with an exception for me.

WM 6.5.x

HTC Rhodium/TP2

and

HTC TP1
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
The Start Menu might have some conflict with CHT. Also, the last button is Settings. It strange how it crashes as I've tested on WM 6.5 stock rom, 6.5 and 6.5.x emulator :confused: I'll look into it.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigchrizzieboy:
Will test this one

This looks SWEET:)

I'll try this program, looking for an good Start Menu alternative (since it eats so much RAM):cool:

My ROM: TouchPro2 Simplicity 21679 - 6.5.X with CHT installed (not cooked in)

My comment:

Played with it. After installing it seems to work pretty smooth.

It takes some time before all programs shows up but I think that's because my start menu folder is to full.

The start menu overide only works when the program is already active (process is open). It's posible to use AMEBA for this one.

CHT button settings that probaly solve your problem with CHT (i know the button is ugly, just to get the idea).

The NETCF error, it comes when I play with the start menu, a soft-reset didn't help. I'm sure that NETCF is installed, because when I trying to install it says there's already a newer version installed. GOT ANY IDEA?

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Disabling the standard start menu:

This is all before i've installed the cab to disable the standard start-menu.

Installing the cab doesn't change anything, hard to tell if it free some RAM.

Afther that I enabled the Start Menu button (softkey) by adjusting the following registry:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Bubble Tiles]

"TextModeEnabled"=dword:00000001

"HardwareStartKeyEnabled"=dword:00000000

"HardwareDoneKeyEnabled"=dword:00000000

When the buttons are visible again they don't have any function

After all that i've used AMEBA to start MMAppLauncher when I press the Start Menu and it works.

The start-menu hardwarekey is easy to adjust in the regular button settings.

After all this configuring/tweaking:

No matter if the program is started already or if i'm in CHT or not, MMAppLauncher will start when i hit the start button.

Hopefully this testing and adjusting helps you with this great app.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bazinga:
How can I do this?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ashburton:
can this app work on omnia i900 with winmo 6.1 pro... i am asking this since the screen resolution falls under WQVGA . Pls someone reply me
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] expsvetly:
Good Idea

Good way to lunch applications! :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] expsvetly:
Crash

I have crash on Setting Tab on HTC HD2
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] henrik.dk:
Great app. Marked.

I hate microsoft 6.5 menu for decades.

is that just a launcher or will I get everything in Start menu into your app with the same

hierarchy?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Major A:
Same here one on Raphael, with Exquisite 4.20 rom, Build 23139, Sense 2018. .Net crash when invoquing settings from Sense tab.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deathgame:
plz add windows mobile 6.1 support

plz add windows mobile 6.1 support...plz plz plz :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] gahbmwm5:
If possible...I would be willing to test it out...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deathgame:
ya........ :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sponge_worthy:
I see you listened to my suggestion for the app. Great work! I will install it today.

I would say that reproducing the start menu/programs folders with all the subfolder navigation would make this app stand out from the crowd. I would guess that there are many out there like me that have too many apps installed to not have them organized in subfolders.

Also, maybe a setting for how many columns of icons to show- 3 or 4 or 5 or maybe even 6 for those with larger screens.

Great work though. I really like your apps.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] sponge_worthy:
I've been playing with this for a couple of days now. I like the layout and wish that the graphics could be customized. My suggestions are like many before.

1) Customize tab icons on bottom.

2) Allow to auto hide icons on bottom.

3) Allow selection of grid layout (3, 4, or 5 columns or maybe even list view)

4) Select a background image

Now for my problem in running the app. I've discovered that if I have MMAL running and I connect my Tilt2 via USB to my PC. My PC has trouble autosyncing. It might work or it might not. Then when I disconnect the phone, it locks up. It becomes unresponsive and I have to soft reset. I don't have this problem when I de-activate MMAL and go back to original WM6.5.3 startmenu grid - which I've done for now. So it must be a problem with MMAL.

I'm running the latest Energy ROM (Oct 8 with Co0kie Home Tab) on my Rhodium Tilt2.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Currently the app should replace the original start menu completely already.

His/her technique only seems to work when hard key start menu isn't defined under HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Shell\Keys by the device. If it is defined here, pressing any other button would also trigger the start menu hard key from his/her technique. Can you verify this with all of your working devices?

Thanks for the suggestion. However, i didn't use OpenNETCF but instead I use native functions to do it. It seems to work nicely. Now MMAL automatically refreshes whenever there's a new app icon or remove an app icon :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
One of the reason why the original start menu consumes much RAM is because of the background image. A plain black or white background should be able to give decent look and save us more RAM :rolleyes:

I don't have any plan for adding 3,4,5 icons per row nor list view as I would like to remind people that this is a simple start menu replacement, not a file explorer. :o
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mindphaser2k9:
Thanks, this is a great new!

Will it place new app icons to the separate tab and will it store last N icons in xml like it do for "Recent" tab? Would be very nice to get quick access to recently installed apps.

Also will it be possible to add app icons from "Recent" to "Favorites"? This is useful IMO.

Have another question about menu hardbutton. I use it to launch taskmanager and Audio Notes, but now when I press it, menu appears additionally to taskmanager. Is there a way to disable such behavior? I'd prefer to open menu with softkey as before and use hardbutton to launch taskmanager.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
The icon for the newly installed app will be in the All Program tab.

hmm, I could add another option under Preferences to differentiate "Override Soft Start Button" and "Override Hard Start Button" :rolleyes: This way you can just leave the Hard Start Button untouched and use it like before.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] hoactaithien:
report!

Hi author!

Thank you very much for your greate application!

I love it but it still has some proble, i hope you will fix in the final version.

1. when i install a new app, the icon of new app don't appear in MMapplauncher until i make a soft reset. please make it auto refresh.

2. Please make it harder to exit!

3. I think name of app should be set center alignment.

4. icon of 5 tab should be made nicer.

5. it's not compatible with mania sense completely. when i chose "all settings menu" in settins tab of sense, it don't access to settings of MMAL.

6. I think favourite tab $ recent tab of MMAL is useless. Remove it that will increase speed of MMAL

7. You should add more paces for name of apps

Sorry for my bad english.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] grymcent:
I agree with the possibility of 3,4 or 5 columns.

Maybe instead of more space for program names, option to shrink the font or remove labels.

I'm surprised that people are asking for it to be harder to exit, if anything I would suggest easier, as in unload from memory.

With all the mention of:

Customize tab icons on bottom, Allow to auto hide icons on bottom., Select a background image etc

Maybe it's time to look into making it skinnable etc.

But to be realistic, I am happy enough with look n feel, so all I really care about is that it works! Keep up the great work!

grymcent
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] firetiger:
Here is a list of what I would like:

1. Resizable icons so that people can change the number of rows of icons

2. Maybe an option to hide the bottom bar? So to go to settings, just swipe to the left or right?

3. Transparent background option. It just looks nice. :)

Thats about it. Hope you can consider!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
maximus what about these?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] steveman29:
Sadly i found today that when i use MMapplauncher i don't have sound on reminders, probably because it disables all settings menu where i set the sound for reminders. When i uninstalled it everything works ok. I hope it will be fixed in the final version.

My Device is HD2 with artemis rom v33 and CHT2 beta
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] deckoff:
I had the hardware key problem(app will not start from hardware key)

I use HD2, WM 6.5, stock ROM,Eastern Europe

I used AEButtons app, to map the start button to MMApplauncher, and now it works perfectly.

I dont have the HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Keys entry at all...

Hope this helps

t
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] n0cturn:
I like this menu system, it makes much better use of space than the standard WM menu. Yet again another simple system Microsoft could have and should have done themselves.

I do however have a couple of problems on my TG01 WM6.5 The first is the scrolling which is a bit jumpy at times and a little flick takes it straight to the top or bottom of the menu and the icons then take a while to appear.

The Second is the 5th button on the bottom, Am I right in thinking this is for system settings? Whenever I press on that button it crashes and quits leaving the phone very unstable.

Id be happy with just a fix for the second issue because the first isnt that bad. Excelent work by the way.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] grymcent:
I had the same issue with the Settings tab.

My fix in the end was to uninstall MMapp, and .Net3.5.

Reinstall both and immediately switch to replace WM menu without using the WM Start menu if possible (I use quickmenu or a CHT quicklink as a bypass) then another immediate restart.

this seemed to work. And I was using the same version as before I did this.

I think it might have something to do with calling the WM start menu before using the MMAppLauncher.

I also have the same issues with the scroll speed and jumpyness, but I think it will only be solved when we can set out speed as some machines scroll faster than others and are more sensitive.

hope it helps

grymcent
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] colossus_r:
Report

My findings after some days of use...

I use this nice app in my Blackstone with NRG roms and i am happy until now...

If you setup ameba works nice and easy with startmenu disabled and started from startmenu key.

When the phone comes from softreset start with 100mb ram free.

What i notice is that after 1 day of use, the free memory goes down and down until it comes down to 65-70 and there is no way to reclaim it ...

Only with softreset...

This is not happening if i replace the MMaplaucnher with quickmenu.

With quickmenu you allways have 85-90 mb free memory.

Maybe the app gets some of the system memory every time i use it, and its not releasing it.

Probably this is going on and on until the memory goes down to 65mb..

I dont know if this is the matter for the memory leak ...

Maybe Maximus have a better answer for this...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Hammerfest:
well you asked me for a screen shot:

http://htcsoftware.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/89756427.jpg (but with your bottom bar as well :D )

then you reply above... thats VERY disappointing, like the others who have popped up and those who will chime in after this, i need/WANT to see MORE and not have half icons showing (i think its very ugly, along with the WinPhone7 **** UI), text for programs center justified...

none-the-less, without grid ability's (4x4.4x5,5x4,5x5) then I withdraw my anticipation/comment about making a purchase of the finished product
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mindphaser2k9:
Maximus.Mobile,

Are you planning to add alphabetic scroll bar as in Resco Explorer?

Just an idea, would be perfect for effective work with menu.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] donsalari:
Great work!

Just one suggestion : please hide the app in task manager. :)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] colossus_r:
You can add the app as exeption in your taskmanager
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] poyensa:
how? please:)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mwalt2:
It completely depends on what task manager you are using.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] colossus_r:
Poyensa

If you use NRG rom then is arkswitch

Open it go menu/options and then Exclusions and add it there
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mindphaser2k9:
Today I've got a message "Beta period of MMLauncher has ended..." then exception.

Any news about update?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
It seems that Beta testing period has ended for some of you. For those that the beta testing period is ended, to get your original start menu back, you can copy everything in the backup folder which located in the app directory to your Windows directory. After a soft reset, your WM original start menu should appear again.

It seems that there are a lot of comments or suggestions regards the bottom bar and number of icons per row. I would like to add option to hide the bottom bar as normally we don't need to see it. As for the number of icons per row, I will see what I can do with it as I personally think that 4 icons per row is efficient for most cases. Ah yes, I will also try to fix the scrolling sensitivity.

For those who wants to hide the app from your task manager, it varies depend on which task manager you are using. Please do a quick search in the forum regards yours.

With all of these new changes, I will provide another beta testing period for the new version and hopefully the new version will make more people happy ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
I am very interested to test your new beta again. Take it for granted that if this application work well and without errors for me i will buy it. I have already purchased winmofinance, which replaced SplashMoney on my device and am very happy with it. I like your applications very much.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] wmexperts:
The beta had ended on my phone.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ujjwol:
the beta version is out of date now what to do ..plzz release the official non expiring version..when will this app release plz inform me
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] ujjwol:
the maximus mobile forum says it will be released in late octuber....plz do fast ,,the day i have intalled this app its outdated,m desprately waiting when it will b realesed,,
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Hammerfest:
glad i decided to check this one last time before i removed it from my bookmarks folder, heres hoping something comes out soon...
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Sorry guys, I've been having a fever for the last few days. I wasn't able to work nor work on this app. I will try to put up another testing period right when i feel better. :(
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigchrizzieboy:
take it easy :-)

Thanks for keeping us up-to-date (also on twitter)

Just installed the new version of your awesome taskmanager.

Can't wait for a update for this great app :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Another beta testing period

Hi guys,

A new beta version for testing is now available. Please see first post for more information. This version should adjust many problems reported.

Hope it works out for most of you ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigchrizzieboy:
testing

Great, will test it and give feedback :)

edit: Working smooth and fast :)

- Still crashing on the setting tab (not all the time, had it 2 times from the ~10 times i used it)

- Hiding the menu bar is working good. It auto-hide after ~3 seconds.

- The softkey & hardkey are working without any modification on my Touch Pro 2 (6.5.X build).

- The program seems to autohide/minimizing after starting a program (great)

Still some requests: (in priority order)

First: Let the program start in the "root" of program files after hitting the start button.

Now i need to press back when i've browsed through the start menu in subfolders and press start again.

Second: Make it possible to start the program in a folder (would be awesome for shortcuts on the manila homepage).

Third: Skinning the program (XML, PNG?)

All with all, this program is a great FULL replacement for my start menu and saves about ~30 RAM and that's a lott on my Rhodium :D
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
on i8000, when i press a button, this show mmaplauncher

the scroll is too fast
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] grymcent:
On TP2 the scroll speed is perfect and everything (so far, 5 mins) works perfectly!

Brilliant app, much better than WM Start Menu. It must be, when the beta finished and I had the old Start Menu back I missed MMAppLauncher, and all but stopped using the windows start menu.

My only issue is with rotation!

When I rotate my phone (pull out keyboard) the screen now turns with it. the icons are in the correct layout, but MMApp has achieved this my just turning itself fully through 90degree. it only uses the left portion (2/3rds) of the screen and the menu bar is below the limit of the screen sand cannot be reached.

let us know when and how we can start to skin it. I personally just want to make the Background more black instead of dark grey! It messes up my Dinik glass icons...

cheers

grymcent
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] bigdd15:
I'm still getting this on beta 4:

ExceptionCode: 0xc0000005

ExceptionAddress: 0x00000000

Reading: 0x00000000

at ??.MMGetAppletInfo(IntPtr ?, Int32 ?, IntPtr ?, IntPtr ?)

at ?.?(String ?)

at ?.?()
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Same error on my Omnia, when accessing the settings tab. All other tabs work well on my device, even the launcher which did not work before, and the first tab with subfolders.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Settings tab error fix

For those who encounter this error when going to Settings tab:

ExceptionCode: 0xc0000005

ExceptionAddress: 0x00000000

Reading: 0x00000000

Could you please try the attached cab to see if that fixes the problem?

If it does I will combine the fix to the cab in the first post :rolleyes:
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] claus1953:
Working perfect now Maximus, well done!!

Only one question, could you do it that way, that only when in settings the program does not close when accessing one of the settings? Sometimes i want to look something in a setting and then launch a program.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Maximus.Mobile:
Settings Tab fixed

I have integrated the fix for Settings Tab in the first post CAB. ;)
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] mindphaser2k9:
Thank you! Now it works fine!
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] djsolidsnake86:
maximus are you fixing the i8000 problems? scroll too fast and all key (excluding end or call key) that open applauncher?

ans some suggestion reported from me earlier

the settings should be the second icon from the left, then the favorites at the centre

when i try to open the wm task manager or mmtaskmanager with a button, mmapplauncher is opened :S (is also opened when i press every button except end call or call buttons)

and another little bug, that i have sometimes at the start of windows mobile also with mmtaskmanager: at the bottom at the right i see the icon of resco keyboard in a grey square, but when i press something with my finger that graphical glitch disappear
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] henrik.dk:
It is awesome.

But .net platform makes it so slow.

Is that possible to combine that with your task manager. Just list the running task in a tab?

Could you make it an option to have removed the tab I don't really need.

If this tool doesn't use .net, it will be a killer application.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] Dunc001:
Any chance of having an option in settings to 'Open in Recent' so that when you press the start menu button it opens the Recent Apps window?
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] grymcent:
+1 for this
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] henrik.dk:
+1 for this
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] JoxeeM:
I love this very well congratulations :) i can't hope

But you maybe can used a theme style "HTC Sense" :rolleyes: