True Launch Bar draws on the strengths of MS Windows, making a better use of its controls and technologies. Its close integration with Windows Explorer makes a thoughtful use of the system resources. Its support for Drag-n-Drop helps quickly fill the menus with shortcuts.
True Launch Bar utilizes the benefit of XP Visual Styles to the full extent. True Launch Bar helps you harness the system and use its strengths. True Launch Bar offers a system of shortcuts far more superior than Quick Launch. Arranged into menus, they are just the same as folders in the Explorer window. The dropdown menus appear on the taskbar alongside other icons.
The menus can be set to display the details and thumbnails of each item. You can make any existing folder into a menu, or pool files together and group them under separators. Using the list of predefined folders you can, for instance, make My Documents, My Pictures, My Music, etc. into menus.
The hallmark system of switching toolbars allows changing the choice of shortcuts with the change of an active application. For example, if you use extra resources while working with MS Office, you can create a special toolbar with shortcuts to all the resources.
The shortcuts will appear in the taskbar every time an Office applet is launched. Not only does True Launch Bar provide comfort of use, but also adds polish to your system. With its help you can dress the taskbar with overlay images and skins. You can customise its colour scheme; add gradient and transparency effects. Its plug-ins will equip your taskbar with a news reader and the weather forecast. From the taskbar you will be able to monitor resources and network activities, access the address book and control media playback.
Here are some key features of "True Launch Bar":
· Compatibility with standard Quick Launch (unique)
· Grouping links into popup menus
· Full support of Windows XP Visual Styles
· Virtual Folders (unique)
· Separators
· Improved separators (unique)
· Recently accessed button
· Thumbnails View (unique)
· Drag & Drop
· Hot keys
· Run your shortcuts without click (unique)
· Skins
· Fast toolbar switching (unique)
· Related Links (unique)
· Protection (unique)
· Plugins (unique)
· Support Windows XP-style icons (unique)
· Auto-sensing toolbar (unique)
· Overlay Images on menu (unique)
· Multi column layout (unique)
· Hot keys manager
· Backup/Restore toolbar
· Easy installing of skins
· Improved tips (unique)
· Support PNG images as icon
· Using 3 state PNG image as button (unique)
· Redistributing toolbars
· Context menu templates
· Integration with StartKiller (unique)
Limitations:
· It may be used freely for a 30-day trial period. During this trial period, True Launch Bar will be fully functional, with only a small screen at running shortcuts as a reminder to register, and demo text on toolbar.
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
What's new:
· Word wrap option for menu items
· ALT + left button click now opens the plugin properties or customize item dialog box
· Added icon location into the Customize menu dialog box
· Fill the arrange by list with correct items for plugin submenus in the Customize SubMenus dialog box.
· Added the option "TLB Settings->Options->General->Combine user's and common items" (on by default). If this option is turned on then the virtual folders with Start menu content shows shortcuts and menus from both common and user's folders.
· Activate the first toolbar button on get keyboard focus
· Some minor user interface changes
Fixed:
· TLB doesn't show the ampersand symbol in the menu captions
· Crash on toolbar switching when auto-sensing is active
· Incorrect separators render in the Icons View mode
· Incorrect menu layout with Icon View items
· Impossible to arrange the plugins menus via the Customize (sub)menus dialog box
· Standalone TLB stay in auto-run after closing all toolbars
· ...
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