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PostPosted: Wed Aug 07, 2013 5:26 pm 
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CSM is a great menu for the masses, and the tinkerers.

Would Ivo ever have time to make a little sibling menu,
with only x86 application launcher, for other people?
Like the one anyone can make in the taskbar toolbar,
but with a few changes, for the better?

It would be able to blend the two Win 8 start menu folders using
the virtual folder shell:::{7be9d83c-a729-4d97-b5a7-1b7313c39e0a}
and keep the expanding menu in a box, like Windows Vista/7.
That way, everything is available within a few inches of curser.
Throw in a dedicated launch button anywhere on taskbar.
That's about it. A real simple, fast and clean one.

I tried playing with 3.9.0 beta.
Almost got it with Win7 style, but when I turned off lots of the permanent links,
then the menu flew away again across the screen, with all my installed programs. :lol:

There isn't much in the way of simple launchers out there on net.
The closest I could find, but not close enough are:

7stacks.

Can change it's icon and pin to taskbar.
Can't merge user and all menu folders,
unless done with copies in a folder, so won't update.
Some icons a no show.

Handy Start Menu

Can contain menu without flying away.
Icon no show problems.
Launch button only one place on taskbar.

I 'll keep digging.
Still using CSM minimal menu linked with WinX on a daily basis, until something better comes along. Works fine.


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 08, 2013 4:20 am 
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I don't know if this will suit everything you have said. But a few times I have used.
Launchy. I uninstalled it since I didn't need it. But it might be good for you?

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 11:33 am 
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Thanks for info on Launchy. Pass though. I Like point and click.

Did find a couple more that get to bare bone launchers, but CSM still da best.

I found a sneaky way of keeping the Win 7 style menu contained without flyout,
when all the parked links are not shown.
Duplicated one of the current items into a custom.
GauravK got me thinking from a post of his about the ampersand.
I put "&" as the label. The menu box is now closed with its frame on right side.
It's a little wider but still ok.
Still showed an outline of a parked link box when hovered over, and location error when clicked on.
I put desktop toggle as a link
%windir%\explorer.exe shell:::{3080F90D-D7AD-11D9-BD98-0000947B0257}
so if I do click by mistake, nothing happens.

So now I have two launch menu versions of linking to WinX.
The old classic and the new classic. :P


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PostPosted: Tue Aug 13, 2013 4:51 am 
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Well the Start menu is a good choice as a launcher.

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