Needs a lot of Work - Klaus Schmidt

Thank you for your comment. It would help if you could tell me what exactly does not work. I have been using it now for weeks and it seems to do all it is supposed to do. Which OS and computer are you using?
The app is a bit different from the OS9 launcher. I did not claim it was the same.
As for documentation, you can get all necessary information by clicking the menu Help-Instructions.

Sincerely

Klaus Schmidt
khschmidt@cox.net

BTW there is an error in the listing. It should be "LauncherX", not MauncherX.

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Wednesday, January 10 2007 @ 04:17 PM PST

Needs a lot of Work - throost

I am also happy to see the release of this app, but I'm also having problems with it. After I filled up 1 category and deleted some buttons, the app failed to launch with a NilObjectException alert. Of course I immediately suspected that a fresh preference file was needed, but because the preference file (launchdata.plist) doesn't include the app's name (LauncherX), I had to search for it by another method. Because I had installed it so recently, the pref file was easy to find by mod date, so the problem was solved.

Anyway, please include a document with the download that includes instructions about removing the preference file as well as basic functions, such as option-click to get the dialog for removing an item.

BTW, I was able to find the reason for the launch exception and was able to edit the troublesome plist file so that I could use it again, thereby avoiding the necessity of configuring LauncherX from scratch. The problem was that I had added launcher items for removable storage devices, and when LauncherX was opened without these devices available, the exception occurred. Removing the items from the plist file with Property List Editor was sufficient to remedy the problem.

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Thursday, January 11 2007 @ 07:35 AM PST

Needs a lot of Work - Klaus Schmidt

Thanks for your comment. I just discovered that the entire menu has somehow disappeared. I will reinstall it immediately. The help menu gives detailed instructions for using the program, and Edit-Delete Launcher gives a delete dialog for the preference file. I will rename the preference file and describe its structure. As for the NilObjectException, I will try to find out what is happening. Normally, when the file has been moved, the button will show a question mark and the caption "Not Found". Why this did not work in your case, I will find out.

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Thursday, January 11 2007 @ 05:33 PM PST

Now with instructions and delete menu. - Klaus Schmidt

I have repaired the menu. You can download and open the app again without destroying the preference file. More fixes and improvements will come in version 1.1.

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Thursday, January 11 2007 @ 07:09 PM PST

Needs a lot of Work - throost

I am also happy to see the release of this app, but I'm also having problems with it. After I filled up 1 category and deleted some buttons, the app failed to launch with a NilObjectException alert. Of course I immediately suspected that a fresh preference file was needed, but because the preference file (launchdata.plist) doesn't include the app's name (LauncherX), I had to search for it by another method. Because I had installed it so recently, the pref file was easy to find by mod date, so the problem was solved.

Anyway, please include a document with the download that includes instructions about removing the preference file as well as basic functions, such as option-click to get the dialog for removing an item.

BTW, I was able to find the reason for the launch exception and was able to edit the troublesome plist file so that I could use it again, thereby avoiding the necessity of configuring LauncherX from scratch. The problem was that I had added launcher items for removable storage devices, and when LauncherX was opened without these devices available, the exception occurred. Removing the items from the plist file with Property List Editor was sufficient to remedy the problem.

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Thursday, January 11 2007 @ 07:41 AM PST

Needs a lot of Work - throost

Gee, I hope this was worth getting twice. Sorry.

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Thursday, January 11 2007 @ 07:55 AM PST