Application: Appetizer (Formerly known as MiniLaunchBar)
Category: Dock application
Description: This an application launcher for PortableApps applications. Rather than organizing the apps as a list like the Windows Start menu, they are organized in a tool bar a bit similar to the Mac OSX dock bar.
Release notes: Several bug fixes and a few new features in this release (see Change log below). Please give it a try and let me know if it's working for you. In particular, please check if you can launch an app, drag and drop files onto the dock, and move icons around.
Feature suggestions are also welcome.
Features:
- Add or delete a shortcut or a divider by right-clicking on any icon
- Change the properties (name and path) of an icon
- Move the bar by clicking and dragging its border
- Order the icons by clicking and dragging them
- Eject the drive by clicking on the arrow button, and then the eject button
Known bugs
- On Vista, some icons may appear with a red border in the popup menu
- 2-bits icons don't sh
ow up at 16x16 pixels
Change log:
Version 0.9.4.804 (Pre-release 1) (2008-11-04):
- Eject button is now only visible if the dock is on a removable drive
- Skin folder is now a user setting, and all skin settings have moved to Skin.xml, to allow for new skins
- The dock orientation can now be set to vertical or horizontal
- Check for new version on startup
- Fixed: applications were not launched asynchronously (or sometime not launched at all)
- Added thunder icon over icons that are part of the multilaunch group
- It's now possible to add a shortcut by drag & dropping a file on the bar
- It's also possible to drop a file on an icon
- Moved close and help buttons to the side of the dock
Version 0.9.2.179 Beta (2008-10-31):
- Implemented file exclusions (which prevent a file from being automatically added after it has been deleted)
- Documents, Music, Videos and Pictures folders now show up
- Fixed 16-bit icons "missing pixel" bug
- Fixed opening of folders and documents
- Fixed window disappearance when resizing
- Removed error message when PortableApps folder is missing
- Fixed white border problem on 32-bits icons
- Done help file
- Fixed errors when opening folders or documents from the dock
- Done about box
- Added "Add shortcut" button
- Updated polish localization
- Optimized PNG files to make them smaller