OpenEuphoria

Re: LaunchPad 02

• Posted by Antonio Alessi <a.admin at myway.it> Apr 07, 2006
• 465 views

Al Getz wrote:
> 
> Antonio Alessi wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > When we start a new session we generally have to open applications, 
> > windows and folders.. this can be done by the Windows Startup, but 
> > once for all (and putting some times the folders icons in a different 
> > order :[ ), while it could be useful to group targets to be handled 
> > toghether, and replaced by others in any moment: by the way, tabs could 
> > supply very well to this management of groups, and could be used to
> > launch all their content (e.g. Ctrl-click Tab).
> > 
> > Furthermore, keeping trace of the running processes (there is a Greg's 
> > routine ready for that), could they be gathered to buttons (with their 
> > targets, if folders) e.g. into one Tab by a single command [closing 
> > them too] in order to restore thereafter the same working situation?
> > A choice like: 
> >     Add All to buttons
> >     Add and close All
> >     Add Selected to button
> >     Add and close Selected
> >     
> > Asking too much?    
> > 
> > :0)
> > 
> > 
> > antonio
> 
> Hi again Antonio,
> 
> 
> when you say
>     "Add All to buttons"
> what do you mean here by 'All' ?  What do you want to add?
> 
Create a new button for every running program or active folder etc.

> 
> and when you say
>     Add and close All
> what do you mean, 'Add' what and 'close' what?

Close every running prog. after creating the button.

> 
> and when you say
>     Add Selected to button
> what is to be 'Selected' ?

I refer to the option of a possible selection of the running instances: 
I mean to be prompted if to create a button or not for every program found.

> 
> same here:
>     Add and close Selected
> what is selected?

Same as above: both the op. of creating a button and closing thereafter
could apply to all the found instances or only to those that are being 
checked.

> 
> Thanks, and all i need is a little more info to know exactly what
> you want and if it can be added to the Launcher.

Well, I'm very happy to cooperate, but it shouldn't deal with something
that "I want", or any request; I'd like to use this and I'm suggesting 
to you what I should do with this project if it was stuff of mine.
It is not so much important what I "exactly" want, but what you feel
it is good to produce; my idea should feed your initiative.
> 
> This stuff does sound interesting, like maybe opening more than one
> program with one single button.  How about a button that pushes other
> buttons, as many as you load into the Edit box for that button?

It was just my first idea, hence I thought it was probably better to 
identify or refer this task directly to the Tabs, but this must be verified.
Furthermore I find that grabbing and closing programs not less exciting 
than opening: usually, when we have finished a task we are tired of it
or we wish to free or to dedicate our attention to others...

antonio

> 
> 
> Al
> 
> 
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
> 
>  From "Black Knight":
> "I can live with losing the good fight,
>  but i can not live without fighting it".
> "Well on second thought, maybe not."