Application launcher bug (?): unable to add folders and items in them

Summary:

When I try to add folders to group applications into the Application Launcher it fails.

Application launcher bug (?): unable to add folders and items in them

Gilles Maisonneuve 17 Nov 2016 23:07

Good evening,

Very nice software of yours than that QtTabBar. Thank you for providing us with it.

On my Win7/64 I face a little but ennoying problem: when I try to declare new applications in the Application Launcher menu (via Settings/Application Launcher) I can add application at the top-level (New Item/Path/Browse folder, etc.). It remains in the A.L. menu once left the Settings. But when creating a folder (say "Application-Launcher-top-level/Network") then attempting to add an application in it, (say "TCPview"), it is lost ASA I leave the settings.

On the application screen shots on the web site it is shown that this is possible.

I am missing something or is this a regression from a previous version ?
I am using qttabbar 1038 (2015-12-8) and W7/94/SP1 English.

I found a way to turn the problem by creating toolbars in my AppData\Local\Windows Explorer\Toolbarsfolder, then DragAndDropping them to the Application Launcher icon.
But, in my opinion, it should not be the way of creating such launchers in QtTabBar. Further more, using this method I loose all the benefit of the described functionality of using folder/file parameters for each application that I set up.

Is there someone who can help me about this problem?

TIA

Gilles

Re: Application launcher bug (?): unable to add folders and items in them

Erixx Haxx 04 Dec 2016 11:29

Hello:

Yea looks like a bug because I've got all mine inside folders, but I can't add any new folders anymore. I tried shortcuts and .exe's
I guess you can always edit the settings .xml file if you know how.

Heres the syntax if you need it. Just find the Application launcher section. Then add your folders, you should be able to rename them after you get them in.
also I think each folder needs something inside it or it just self deletes itself,

So I'd just add this code 5 times or so, then edit the dummy folders afterwards. I can add to my folders, just not make new one's

    <Folder Name="Dummy folder1">
      <Item Name="VirtualDubMod">
        <Path>C:\Users\Erix\Desktop\VirtualDubMod.lnk</Path>
        <WorkDir>C:\Users\Erix\Desktop</WorkDir>
      </Item>
    </Folder>

Yoda San (guest) 13 Dec 2016 10:10

Hi Gilles

You have a simple way to do that :

Open toolbar " command bar 1 " , since you display the app launcher icon , then browse to the folder you wanna add to the launcher and drag and drop the folder on the app launcher icon of the command bar.

You will see the selected folder appear on the desktop .

Use options app launcher settings to edit for example separator or whatever you want .

I have no issue doing that easily and under 1038 :)

Regards from France ^^