Launch! v3.76

• Better Windows integration now and all Windows UI functionality completed
• Small improvements to Launch! menu
• Designed a new font for EGA/VGA (Launch! default) that is modern and highly legible.
• Fixed major regression issues with EGA
• Still trying to get keyboard macros working properly on a 286 (so the shortcut key works and doesn't run off with your keyboard)
• Changed the default shortcut key to CTRL + ALT + \ after lengthy consideration on hand positioning on the keyboard, and relevance of \ with DOS. This shortcut combination also works in Windows. You can of course change it anyhow.
• Inclusion of !86.EXE for a Tiny Launch! experience sans everything but the menu - and with support for 8088/86 machines + MDA/CGA.

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Launch! v3.742

All content moved to the wiki.

This is a minor release resolving a number of critical regression bugs and implementing minor improvements to usability and interaction, small fixes, and greatly improved game-play mechanics.

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Launch! v3.73

• This release has focussed on making things smoother and more efficient
• Card Stack now gets a full-screen view
• There's more "conventional" open and save functionality now
• Defrag screensaver further refined to give strong MS-DOS Disk Defragmenter vibes
• Create your own COLORS.CFG file with custom named color schemes
• Drop any VGA font in /appdata sub-directory and it will appear for use in the Font configuration.
• Boxes, Wordz and Typo infrastructure implemented to support further level expansion packs easily (more coming for Christmas)
• New select menu control with drop-down menus to make it easier to select from lists
• Keyboard shortcuts standardized across everything. CTRL+Q and ALT+F4 being notable for closing a program - Esc will no longer exit.
• The Wiki is being comprehensively updated to document all the things properly, including lots of keyboard shortcuts - will take some time. For now, explore and discover lots of new features...

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Launch! v3.72

Lots of changes/updates and fixes:

• New Quick Launch feature to search your menu (press \ with menu open)
• "Open file" dialogs to open files in accessories (Note, Draw, Markdown)
• Completed implementation of Search in "File Open" to search for files anywhere
• Implemented DOS Fetch for system info in the style of Fastfetch
• Revised screensaver named Defrag, simulates disk defragmentation and the quest for contiguous blocks.
• Markdown gets a Document Map for easy navigation via headings
• All documentation and help info has been moved to the Wiki
• New default font based on Linux console font adapted for DOS CP437
• Fixes to Installer so it actually works and is more robust even on the absolute oldest machines
• Ability to customize install, down to installing only the menu and nothing else!
• Instant line printing/typewriter modes for Calculator and Journal - fantastic for dot matrix printers!
• Improved consistency in UI components and toolbar layout
• Added global shortcuts for Add (CTRL+A), Edit (CTRL+E), Delete (CTRL+D), Print (CTRL+P), Open (CTRL+O), Save (CTRL+S)
• Full-screen modes added where useful to different accessories (press F11)

Important

The installer now enables you to select/deselect all components. With everything un-checked, you will basically just get the !.EXE menu and that's it. No screensavers, fonts, games, accessories or even shortcut key. So you can tailor install completely to your own needs. As a result, the "MIN" release is no longer provided.

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Launch! v3.71

Important

The installer now enables you to select/deselect all components. With everything un-checked, you will basically just get the !.EXE menu and that's it. No screensavers, fonts, games, accessories or even shortcut key. So you can tailor install completely to your own needs. As a result, the "MIN" release is no longer provided.

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Launch! v3.65

Important

LAUNCH-v3.65.img or LAUNCH-v3.65.zip is the complete package.
LAUNCH-MIN-v3.65.img does not contain the installer, accessories or games, just the bare minimum to run straight from the floppy disk or install manually yourself.

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Launch! v3.5

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Absolutely massive release, huge!
New features

• Open File : create associations between file types and Launchers to easily browse and open files.
• SysBar : show a system information bar with the menu is opened
• Prompt Customization : customize your command prompt with different styles
• Reset: easily reset Launch! if you mess things up
• Improved installation process
• Major accessories overhaul with new programs and games
• Huge focus on quality, with massive effort on interaction design consistency, UI design consistency, and quashing bugs.

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Launch! v3.3

• More and more bug fixes
• UI refinements (creating icons in DOS is not easy)
• A new feature: Prompt customization
• A new game: Pop
• Improved visuals and mechanics for Solitaire
• Made To-dos more useful, better sorting, human date parsing

Launch! v3.20

• Massive bug fix and UI improvement sweep
• EGA support is now working properly
• Included a fully text-mode Solitaire game
• New To-Do list accessory

Launch! v3.01

• 6 handy little accessories (optionally installed during Install) have been added following comprehensive testing
• INSTALL.EXE must be used to install/upgrade. All files are now in an archive format for extraction by the installer.