Launcher 2.2

[Dutchman]

Another launcher. See viewtopic.php?f=20&t=1499
With 'Windows-8' look, but refined.
You'll find the "Launcher' on Dropbox at https://www.dropbox.com/sh/o6ue123err04 ... g95sa?dl=0

With 'Launcher' you get an easy and simple way to access your favorite programs, especially if it is coupled to a desktop-icon.
How to do that is described in the PDF-manual.
If your selected program is adapted for launcher, which requires three lines of code in a well-structured program, then it will return control to either the Desktop, or to 'Launcher' or to Smart Basic, dependent on how the program was started.

The facilities include the possibility to view the info on the selected program on internet, if it is available.
The required browser, programmed in basic, is included.

Information on how to personalize the data can be found in the subfolder "Info".
- File "Smart Basic Manual 5-6 'Personal notes'.pdf" is extracted from the Smart Basic PDF-manual and describes how to embed the launcher in your application of Smart Basic.
- File "Usage." describes how to use the facilities. It also describes how to read the PDF-file via the launcher
- File "Changes." describes the history of the development by listing the changes which has been made.
In the demo-version these files can be read by touching the proper button. For the PDF-file the 'URL-?' button should be touched first before the button 'Usage' is touched.

## Version 2.2, date 20160908
- Complete update of content of folder "Launcher"
- Sysfile "Search.sb" allows searching the files and folders
- Sysfile "View file.sb" displays text-files or images. It replaces "read file.sb"

Opening screen when launched from desktop

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Background is randomly chosen from available images

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Horizontal position with 12 rows of 5 buttons with 'Outline'

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Simulation of iPhone usage

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Display with personalized preliminary data

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"Search.sb" active after touching 'View or Run'

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[Mr. Kibernetik]

Launcher could scan *.sb files for some mark and automatically create app list for launching.
Or even simpler: apps for Launcher could have specific extension, like *.sbl

[Dutchman]

Launcher could scan *.sb files for some mark and automatically create app list for launching.

Yes, but it is questionable if the found program is interesting enough and how to determine category.

[Mr. Kibernetik]

This mark could contain all necessary data, like
'=>2
in the first line of the app where '=> denotes that this app is for Launcher and 2 is its category.
Or, as I already said, these apps could just have specific extension.

[Dutchman]

There was a problem with iPhone simulation ('Smallscreen=1')
It is solved now.

[Dutchman]

The new version of Launcher is available. See first post in this topic.
Major changes:
- Communication with programs via Clipboard has been added and used in facilities
- If the program is adapted for launcher, which requires three lines of code in a well-structured program, then it will return control to either the Desktop, or to 'Launcher' or to Smart Basic, dependent on how the program was launched.
- The facilities include the possibility to view the info on the selected program on internet, if it is available.
The required browser, "Dav's browser 8+", is included.
- Utility-programs are added e.g. the possibility to read files in the launcher.
- The launcher has now a backdrop-image. It selects the image from 8 pictures. Pictures can be changed or added.
- The program has been restructured in order to simplify changes.

[Dutchman]

Launcher is updated to version 2.1
- Screen is cleared befor the selected program is launched
- "demo Launcherdata." has been removed. "Launcherdata." contains all available programs adapted for Launcher.
It is thus 'Ready to run". Only the file "- Launcher.sb" should be copied and pasted in the root-folder.
Adapted programs should be downloaded and/or pathnames adjusted to your own files-tree.

Make a desktop-icon to Launcher for real fast access to your program-collection.

[Dutchman]

Launcher has been updated to version 2.2.
It requires to update the complete folder "Launcher".
Save your "Launcherdata." before updating.
In "Launcherdata." the blue-marked section gives info on Launcher.
The red -marked section indicates addition of 'View or Run'

Major changes:
# Sysfile "Search.sb" allows browsing the folder-tree and view or run a file.
+ With the 'Go' button, activity can be replaced to a selected folder.
# Sysfile "View file.sb" displays file content, either as text or as image. It replaces "read file.sb"

Read 'Changes' and 'Usage' for further details.

[Dutchman]

There was a problem with multiple calls to the function "Launch$".
It would remove contents of Launch$.Id$ and Launch$.Line$.
That problem was easy to solve, so I changed "- Launcher.sb" and the info in Sysfiles "Changes." and "Usage."

[rbytes]

Nice improvements. Launcher has really speeded up moving between programs.