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True Launch Bar 6.5

Developer: TrueSoft
Last updated: April 12, 2013
License: Shareware
OS Support: Windows (all)
File Size: 12.8 MB
Downloads: 2,571
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User Rating:    (14 votes)

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Replacement for the standard Quick Launch bar. All functions presented in Quick Launch are also in True Launch Bar.

True Launch Bar is a great utility with an impressive design that comes in your help.

However, the True Launch Bar is fully compatible with Quick Launch because it uses the same folder for shortcuts. But there is one huge difference. True 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 True Launch Bar, you speedup the launching of your applications like never before. See screen shots to see True Launch Bar at work.

True Launch Bar has many flexible settings. You may configure just the way you like it. The Auto popup menus on mouse hover option (with adjustable time) allows you to run shortcuts with one click. Large icons make your work more comfortable on large screen resolutions.

True Launch Bar fully supports Windows Drag&Drop technology. You can easily create new popup menus. Simply right-click on True Launch Bar and select Create menu. After creating the new menu you can easily drag your shortcuts to this new submenu.

You can use hot keys to launch applications from True Launch Bar. As well as add separators into True Launch Bar, helping you to group shortcuts inside menus or the toolbar.

Features:

  • 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)

What's New:

  • Menu transparency preview in TLB Settings and Customize menu.
  • Some minor changes.

Fixed:

  • Rolled back Slide and Blend animations to prevent the flickering.
  • Changing icon size in the "Customize submenus" dialog box works incorrect.
  • Replace glass with simple transparency on Windows 8 (Windows 8 does not support glass).
  • Impossible to move some menus (like Computer, Recycle Bin and other) inside the Virtual Folders.
  • Move by default the TLB plugin files during drag&drop.
  • Drag&Drop is stopped after closing the source menu.
  • Some minor fixes.

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