Download Launch Manager Beta 1.30 Preview Release

This is a technology preview of the next Launch Manager release.
It has been tested, but the primary purpose of a beta is for users to help find bugs, and suggest areas for improvement.
Please contact support about bugs and suggestions or use our forum!

Highlights:

• One-Tap Adding and Editing of Shortcuts.
• Control Panel Settings Shortcuts.
• Launch Manager Button Shortcut.
• Backup and restore shortcuts.
• Shortcut Parameters.
• New Device Shortcuts: Bluetooth On/Off/Discoverable, Sound On/Off/Vibrate, Rotate Left and Right, New Note, New Appointment, New SMS, Suspend, Show Today Screen.
• 1.26 Bug Fix: Start Menu and IE Favorites are now displayed when browsing, on non English devices.
• 1.27 Change Shortcut Icons (Edit Shortcut, Icon Tab, may slow down on startup if loading big images, opens .ico, .bmp and .jpg and can use the icon of any other file).
• 1.27 Cut, Copy, Paste and Delete shortcuts (Tap and hold a shortcut while in Edit Mode).
• 1.27 Added support for specific tabs in Control Panel and Settings Shortcuts (E.g. Edit "launch.hlcx" file in a Text Editor and replace Param="1" with Param="1,1").
• 1.28 Fixed Cut and Paste bug, when cutting, adding new page and pasting.
• 1.28 Fixed Icon and Parameter Bug, If icon added, replaced parameter.
• 1.28 Added parameter tab when editing shortcut. (Use to pass parameters to an .exe or to specify a tab number for setting shortcut starting at 0)
• 1.28 Fixed Icon bug, loads all images now.
• 1.28b Fixed a minor release bug in 1.28 and improved UI slightly.
• 1.29 Added new skin files and new icons (Edit Settings Icons, click ok, to load the correct Icons).
• 1.30 VGA compatibility and VGA skin in VGA version (see Advanced User Downloads).
• 1.30 Skin selector.

• Some Device Shortcuts don't have unique Icons.
• VGA support is now included (VGA Beta of Launch Manager 1.30 available here [see Advanced User Downloads] ).
• Trial Period is TWO Weeks for all Betas, and does not effect non beta trial period.
  Each new beta, extends the trial period. (If you have purchased Launch Manager enter your License Information for an unlimited trial period.)

The changes in this version are:

• One Touch Shortcut Adding (Settings Menu).
• Added "Add New Page" (Settings Menu).
• Control Panel Settings Browser and Shortcuts.
• Launch Manager button can now perform another function when in Launch Manager (Buttons Tab).
• Added "Edit Mode" in settings menu.
• Reset to Default Shortcuts and Settings (In Backup Tab).
• Back Up and Restore Shortcuts and Settings (In Backup Tab).
• Parameters for Applications being Launched (tap "Launch Program Shortcut launches Programs, Windows Mobile Shortcuts, Website URLs, Images, Media Files and Documents" to display)
• Move shortcuts from one page to another (Experimental).

• Show Today Screen (New Device Shortcut).
• Bluetooth On/Off/Discoverable on supported devices (New Device Shortcuts).
• Vibrate, Sound On/Off Toggles (New Device Shortcuts).
• Rotate Left/Right (New Device Shortcuts).
• New Note, New Appointment, New SMS (New Device Shortcuts).
• Suspend (New Device Shortcut)

• Added Common Page to default shortcuts (Experimental).
• Expand Browser list with Enter key.
• Fixed some minor visual bugs.
• Some speed improvements in settings.
• 1.26 Bug Fix: Start Menu and IE Favorites are now displayed when browsing, on non English devices.

Download Launch Manager Device Installer (Windows Vista or XP):

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Download Stable Release Manual (PDF)

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