Free Launch Bar

[Ustas]

From TrueSoft, the creators of True Launch Bar comes Free Launch Bar. Free Launch Bar is a Free replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in Free Launch Bar. However, the Free Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. Free Launch Bar allows you to combine your shortcuts into groups. This feature looks like popup menus. This vastly improves the management of your shortcuts and save working space on your desktop. By using Free Launch Bar, you speed up the launching of your applications like never before.

The main features of Free Launch Bar:

* Creating menu on taskbar with unlimited levels

* Compatibility with Windows XP

* Integration into Windows Shell

* Low resources

* Compatibility with Quick Launch

* Creating separators to group shortcuts inside menus

* Different view modes

* Hotkeys

* Using PNG pictures as icons

* Support of Windows Drag&Drop technology. To add shortcuts you can simply drag them into menus

* Improved tips. You can include some of HTML tags into button description.

* Fast toolbar switching

* Absolutely FREE

Free Launch Bar home page

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[Rudy]

thats cool

[Nelsinho]

thanks for the app and link (Y)

[mikey]

I've wanted this program for ages, but never thought the cost was justified!

[insanekiwi]

dunno, windows does a superb job for me.

[frease]

Thanks for sharing :)

[Raum]

dunno, windows does a superb job for me.

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Did for me too, when I didn't use blackbox. Always thought this software was pointless to people who actually know how to use the features given to them in XP. But I guess for ignorant people it may seem worth it.

[kainashi]

thanks for the heads up. going to give this a try. (Y)

[todd]

Did for me too, when I didn't use blackbox.  Always thought this software was pointless to people who actually know how to use the features given to them in XP.  But I guess for ignorant people it may seem worth it.

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You can't do exactly this with xp.. which is why i want to use it..

but before I try it out, i want to know:

Can the bar on the left of the menu be removed? can the icon sizes in the taskbar be changed? can the icons themselves in the taskbar be changed?

if all of those are 'yes' , i'll try it out.

[D0401]

interesting... can't really say i need it though.

[RogueJawa]

Can the bar on the left of the menu be removed? can the icon sizes in the taskbar be changed? can the icons themselves in the taskbar be changed?

if all of those are 'yes' , i'll try it out.

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In truelaunchbar you can do all of those things, not sure about freelaunchbar though, I'd assume that you can.

[Slimy]

hmm, looks really good, i mite just use it...

how much ram?

[Boeing 787]

dunno, windows does a superb job for me.

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Can't do this with windows:

{ I created a bar that runs across the top of my screen }

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[MonkeyClaw Veteran]

interesting but i rather prefer my sidebar, lol

[ootput]

hmm, looks really good, i mite just use it...

how much ram?

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It's a one-time deal.

[goheels681]

Can the bar on the left of the menu be removed? can the icon sizes in the taskbar be changed? can the icons themselves in the taskbar be changed?

if all of those are 'yes' , i'll try it out.

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The menu on the left can't be removed (Maybe a hack, though)

Yes

Yes, as far as I know. I haven't played around with it much yet

[ootput]

Can the bar on the left of the menu be removed?

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Yep. Uncheck "Show menu caption"

[axis]

Ugh, what is the difference between this and TLB? Either way, I bought TLB and can not use my computer without it, it was absolutley worth the money.

[Slimy]

It's a one-time deal.

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so it's a patch that doesn't take up ram :woot: ?

[Ustas]

Ugh, what is the difference between this and TLB?

No plugins,

No skins,

No Virtual Folders,

No transparency,

No overlays

etc.

Free Launch Bar have the basic features only.

[Raum]

Can't do this with windows:

{ I created a bar that runs across the top of my screen }

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Which is where Blackbox comes into play. ;)

[Ustas]

so it's a patch that doesn't take up ram  :woot: ?

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No this is not a patch. This is add-on for Windows Explorer. FLB takes less memmory then standalone applications because most of dll's that are used by FLB already used by explorer.

[futb0l]

dunno, windows does a superb job for me.

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Yeah - that program is not stable, prefer to stick with Windows.

[JCAP]

cool, thanks for the info :)

[mariusu]

this looks interesting. maybe i'll give it a try :)