What's new in LaunchOnFly 2.2
Feb 15, 2024
- New feature: Added support for Windows 11 and published LaunchOnFly in Microsoft Store
- Change: Removed “Update” functionality to publish LaunchOnFly in Microsoft Store
New in LaunchOnFly 2.1 (Apr 13, 2023)
- New feature: When display DPI changes, LaunchOnFly menu is now reloaded automatically to correctly display menu items, and system tray icon
- Bugfix: Removed outdated “help.chm”, and “lftutorial.exe” files, and Start menu shortcuts
New in LaunchOnFly 2.0 (Mar 1, 2023)
- New feature: LaunchOnFly is now FREE
- New feature: It is now possible to specify, that a key (Control or Shift) must be pressed to open LaunchOnFly menu with a click of a mouse wheel or middle button
- New feature: It is now possible to specify to not open LaunchOnFly menu with a click of a mouse wheel or middle button, if a key (Control or Shift) is pressed
- New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu by pressing Control, or Shift key + clicking right mouse button
- New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu at a specific location on the screen, when menu is opened by pressing a predefined key combination
- New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu at the center of the screen, when menu is opened by pressing a predefined key combination
- New feature: It is now possible to open LaunchOnFly menu by starting LaunchOnFly application, when LaunchOnFly is already started
- New feature: An option to run program as an administrator
- New feature: Added “Sleep” special action
- New feature: Added “Close menu” special action
- New feature: Specify for a folder, or special folder to open it “Normal”, “Minimized”, or “Maximized”
- New feature: It is now possible to edit menu items by pressing F2 key in Settings window
- Change: It is now possible to use text “[clipboard]” anywhere in program shortcut’s parameter and as many times as necessary – all will be replaced with text from clipboard
- Change: New LaunchOnFly logo
- Change: LaunchOnFly menu theme is now more in line with Windows 10
- Change: Columns in LaunchOnFly menu are now the same width, and grey line between columns is now removed
- Change: Updated shortcut and submenu icons in Settings window to match Windows 10
- Change: All special actions now have an icon, and are now categorized
- Change: Existing folder is now pre-selected, when browsing for a “Folder” of “Open Folder” shortcut, or for a “Directory” of “Launch program” shortcut
- Change: Focus is now set back to menu editor in Settings after menu operations
- Change: “The operating system denied access to the specified file!” error is no longer displayed as user may have responded with “No” to a User Account Control (UAC) prompt
- Change: Removed “Modems Properties” special action as it is no longer supported since Windows 7 (it is still possible to access it by using “Phone and Modem” special action)
- Change: Updated LaunchOnFly setup application
- Change: LaunchOnFly is now supported on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, and Windows 7
- Change: 6 small changes
- Bugfix: BAT files are now added as “Launch Program” shortcuts, when “Sent to” LaunchOnFly
- Bugfix: Fixed issue with Windows application shortcuts reported as directory shortcuts
- Bugfix: Fixed issue with Windows application shortcut file x64 Program file paths reported as for x86
- Bugfix: It is now possible to open files without an “Open” action defined for it’s file type
- Bugfix: Environmental variables (such as “%windir%”) specified in paths are now expanded
- Bugfix: Fixed key shortcuts functionality in LaunchOnFly menu- it is now possible to select a menu item by the first letter of its name
- Bugfix: Fixed issue with middle-click, and right-click propagation (click-through) to original window, when opening LaunchOnFly menu
- Bugfix: ‘Show/hide desktop icons’ special action now works on Windows 7, 8, 10
- Bugfix: ‘Show/hide the taskbar’ special action now works on Windows 7, 8, 10
- Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there are shortcuts present pointing to a network location, or a removable drive
- Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there is a an “Empty Recycle Bin” shortcut present and recycle bin contains large amount of items
- Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu no longer loads slower, if there is a Recycle Bin shortcut present
- Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu is now closed immediately after selecting either “Edit…”, “Delete…”, “Open all items”, or “Settings…” in its context menu
- Bugfix: It is no longer possible to open a context menu for LaunchOnFly menu’s context menu itself
- Bugfix: Special folders are now listed in correct order
- Bugfix: 2 small LaunchOnFly menu loading performance improvements
- Bugfix: 10 small bugfixes
New in LaunchOnFly 1.51 (Jul 17, 2007)
- Bugfix: Settings window did not always come to front after sending an item to LaunchOnFly
- Bugfix: Error occured while sending an item to LaunchOnFly with Settings window opened and Menu tab not selected
- Bugfix: Couldn't uninstall LaunchOnFly if it was running and upgraded from versions prior to 1.5
- Bugfix: Menu saving is now more reliable
New in LaunchOnFly 1.5 (Jul 10, 2007)
- New feature: Hotkeys for menu items
- New feature: You can now send multiple items at once to LaunchOnFly
- New feature: You can now drag and drop files and folders directly onto the Settings window without using the Send to menu
- New feature: Added special action "Switch User/Lock Workstation"
- Change: Improved icon handling while importing shortcuts
- Change: Miscellaneous user interface changes
- Change: Help is now available
- Change: Improved QuickStart Guide
- Change: Improved uninstaller
New in LaunchOnFly 1.32 (Apr 16, 2007)
- New feature: Windows Vista support
- Bugfix: Fixed issues with limited accounts
- Bugfix: Fixed a bug related to Column separators
New in LaunchOnFly 1.31 (Mar 14, 2007)
- New feature: Column separators
- Bugfix: Fixed issues with operating systems older than Windows� XP
- Bugfix: LaunchOnFly menu didn't close after selecting Open all items
New in LaunchOnFly 1.3 (Mar 9, 2007)
- Latest version includes menu item drag and drop support in Settings window, expanding or collapsing of all submenus in Settings window by one click of a button, more actions in right-click menu for items in main menu, resizable Settings window and some user interface changes.
New in LaunchOnFly 1.3 (Mar 9, 2007)
- New feature: Menu item drag and drop support in Settings window
- New feature: You can now expand or collapse all submenus in Settings window by one click of a button
- New feature: You can now use a text in clipboard as a parameter for program by using text "[clipboard]"
- Change: More actions in right-click menu for items in main menu (Edit, Delete, Open all items, Settings)
- Change: Settings window is now resizable
- Change: Some user interface changes in Settings window
- Change: When specifying a program or file for a new shortcut, file extension is now automatically removed
New in LaunchOnFly 1.2 (Apr 29, 2006)
- You can now open menu by clicking mouse wheel or middle button.
- You can now configure LaunchOnFly by right-clicking your shortcuts.
- Fixed a few bugs including a bug when URLs weren't handled properly.
New in LaunchOnFly 1.1 (Mar 7, 2006)
- Added menu backup and restore functionality
- Added special action: Show/Hide Desktop
- Enlarged configuration window
- Fixed a bug when menu didn't close when you clicked somewhere outside it
- Fixed a bug in uninstall