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Description
Work LauncherVersion: 1.3Last Update: 18 December 2013
Changelog
1.3
Added: Ukrainian language. Thanks to BlackoutY4K
Fixed: Launcher panel titles became shortened when D2D is disabled. Thanks to Meyrlan
1.2
Fixed: Custom language picker. Thanks to BlackoutY4K
Added: 32x32 icon pack for choosing
Changed: Authors in the About dialogue are clickable
1.1
First release
Instructions
Installing Launcher
This launcher works on Windows with installed Rainmeter program. It is free and you can get this program on rainmeter.net/
Configuring links
Click right mouse button on the link and choose "Configure Link" to open link editor.
Changing settings
Click right mouse button on any launcher area and choose "Open Settings"
Choosing number of items on the launcher
Open settings as it is written above and find there option "Number of Items". Change it's value from 1 to 10 on your wish.
Answered Questions
Why in the context I don't have "Configure Link" menu?
This menu will be shown by clicking on the area which you chose in the settings menu "Open Link By Clicking". For example you set to open link by clicking on the icon, "Configure Link" menu will appear on right mouse click on the icon of link.
Why my text fonts don't look like on preview?
If you have Windows 7 or 8 text rendering should be ok. If not, download and apply www.microsoft.com/en-us/downlo… this Platform Update to enable D2D rendering.
Русский
Информацию на русском языке вы можете прочесть здесь.
Credits
Universal transitions and Rainfile are made by Kaelri
Included Aurora icon packt is made by MannMitDerTarnjacke
Work Launcher for XWidget is made by Kamaz-Z
Feel free to ask related questions
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The page you were looking for doesn't exist.
fix it plz
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"Oops. The page you were looking for doesn't exist."
Why? :c I want it.
Update: got it!
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it needs more color options in the settings, and size options to rescale all of it.
im going to try and mess with it, but im new and its overwhelming
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Hi. I would recommend you not to edit it. The code is complex and mostly does not make sense. I am making a new version with all the options you proposed. If you are interested I will send you a beta version when it will be closer to be usable.
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woah this is really old, i havent used this in a long time :']
id be happy to beta test
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could you help me customise this?
i want to make 10 links that each open another tab of 10 links
Edit: i figured out how to do what i asked with it, but im sure you could add something to the settings to make what i did easier to do
something id love to see this have. if you added a scaling variable so it can be resized easier
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Hello.
I hope we'll have some new version of this (excellent) tool.
I am hope to have possibility to launch another "board" with some others shotcuts, like it was asked by tunabolism on Apr 30, 2015 .
I don't try yet, but maybe by a full copy in a new directy and editing some .ini files ?
Anyway, what a wonderful job. Thanks !
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Hello. I'm working hard on this project but I have very little amount to devote for Rainmeter. Would you be interested in close beta testing of this skin?
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With the new rainmeter update, the skin crashes rainmeter if it's loaded.
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New beta should fix the problem. It looks like you use this skin a lot. Are you interested in close beta testing of a new version of this skin?
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I'm totally interested in this.
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great launcher, but I wonder if any chance I could possibly pull the launcher all the way down to bottom of the screen?
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Is there a possibility of there being an update to allow for more links?
I have also had a problem where I cannot edit the 7th link. I can edit the other ones just fine, but for some reason, the 7th one can only be changed to a filepath. I can't type in a link like "steam://rungameid/367450" for the 7th one. I can do this for the others. imgur.com/a/OnoFv
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Hello. Sorry for latish reply. Yes it is I going to support more links in the next update. I don't know when the next update is going to be though. I will post some news in my journal later about my skins.
I am aware of the 7th link problem. Here is how to fix it comments.deviantart.com/1/4201…
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I was hoping for folders not to be used as "links", but rather have an arrow that would open up that folder automatically, like in a rightclickmenu.
This way I could group my desktop icons in folders on the desktop and just link to those folders.
Now, when adding those folders to the launcher, it only opens that folder in explorer, which isn't what I wanted.
I want to clean up my desktop, but not have to use explorer to launch my shortcuts
And the renaming of the shortcuts is a bit clumsy, but well, if you know how, it works after all.
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Hi. I didn't quite get what you mean by "have an arrow that would open up that folder automatically". I am currently developing new version and if you explain your idea I might implement it.
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Well, you know how it works in a rightclickmenu?
Some options in it have a submenu, an arrow indicates that an extra menu will be opened next to it with those suboptions.
I was hoping that adding a folder here would do that same thing: If you hover your mouse over a folder location,
that it'll expand a menu next to it (till you get to the last folder if it contains those).
Now it just opens that folder location in explorer (I didn't miss a setting for this, right?)
My final goal was to only add a few main folders as shortcut which can open the submenu, with shortcuts it contains, when hovering over that folder.
This way I don't have to open extra explorers for those shortcuts, which I later on have to close again...
I hope this makes it a bit more clear? Good luck with the update
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Hey, yes I got you. I have made external addons support that expand variety of different types of object you can add on the launcher. In current v1 three modules are hardcoded - file/application, folder, and web-link, but in v2 I have made expandable list of those types of objects and you can add more of them manually when me or someone else makes new addon. So yes, I have made an addon that is similar to what you describe. When you click it instead of opening folder it shows it's contents and you can click the contents and corresponding file or folder will be opened.
This is still under development but I after long break continuing working on it. Drop me a pm if you want to try new beta later.
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I think I'll forget about it, so I'll wait till full release.
Is hovering over it instead of clicking it no idea?
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Hey I have Question, When i launch your skin there is only 5 launcher , Did i have to change somthing to get more ?
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Right click on skin > Open Settings > Number Of Items
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Really love to get this up and showing.
Looks great, but being such a noob to this I dnloaded the skin, to Docs > Rainmaker Folder > inside "Skins folder" ....that was placed there on Rainmaker install.
And clicked on the green Drop and it expanded it's things..It installed
it shows these files....
1. work_launcher__1_3__by_activecolors-d6y68ou.rmskin
2. Backup
3. Work Launcher
So since there is no real place stated exactly where or what to do with the file after it is expanded.
And Right clicking on all the folders files doesn’t do a thing.
It says above. . . . Configuring links
Click right mouse button on the link and choose "Configure Link" to open link editior
But there is NO “Configure Link” or any such thing in any of the above mentioned folders, so no “Editor.”
Instruction sated> Click right mouse button on any launcher area and choose "Open Settings"
I right clicked on the work_launcher and No settings menu what so ever in Windows Explorer?
Would be better understood if there was a launcher or stated where the “laucher(s) are located to right click on???
Any help in a bit easier setp by step would be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
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Don't worry, every one who is first time using Rainmeter can face some problems. At first this is not rainmaker. It is RainMeter. Be sure to donwnload it from rainmeter.net and install last beta version. After you installed Rainmeter you need to open downloaded .rmskin file by double clicking clicking on it. After that little window called Rainstaller will appear and will ask you if you want to install this skin. Click Install. After that navigate to your tray, find Rainmeter icon, click right mouse button and in the context menu choose Skins > Work Launcher > Work Launcher.ini and you will see the launcher on your desktop.
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Great work. Really easy to use and configure.
Thanx a lot for this great work.
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Please, fix the problem about editing display name field from #NOTITLE #.
Using Rainmeter 4.0 Beta (r2587)
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Hit ENTER when you finished typing name.
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Can we change icon's size to 100x100 or 64x64 instead of 32x32 ?
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Not in this version. In the next Work Launcher you will be able to do that.
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Can we change icon's size to 100x100 or 64x64 instead of 32x32 ?
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i have been on rainmeter.net it's not on there is there any where else i can pick this up from it looks useful!
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I am not sure what you mean. You go to rainmeter.net and click Download Beta Release. Install downloaded file and then run WorkLauncher.
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instead of a vertical pillar, can this be a horizontal bar?
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Can you give an example? I can't imagine this as horizontal bar.
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I dont have photoshop so this shitty edit will have to do. sta.sh/0nfsapdpt4q
you can imagine the hover text and other fancy crap.
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Oh, so you want it look like "rocketdock/objectdock/dock in mac" thing?
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I guess. I just need a bar with buttons that's small and can be edited.
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I am currently making sort of almost real dock for rainmeter with black jack and everything else that dock should have. And it is resizible, which means you can resize it as small as you want. Well, the size is not only what it can change, it can do pretty much what other docks can do like skinning, external modules support and skinning.. If you are interested I might give you CBT invite to test it
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Ok, I will pm you when I finish GUI.
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I cannot seem to get the titles to change. (Running Rainmeter 3.3 beta).
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