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Jean Lalonde
Aug 10, 2018, 11:28:08 PM8/10/18
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This release has been a tough one! Implementing support for Windows Apps has not been easy. These apps are designed to be launched and managed using Windows development tools (Visual Studio tools, etc.). Some would say they are designed to "force" the use of Microsoft tools. Launching them from an open source platform like the one I use (AHK) is a real challenge and not many apps from the freeware world are doing it yet. QAP is now one of the first doing it.
On a lighter not, I had more fun implementing the capability to play sounds when you open your folders, launch your applications or open your documents. Some would see this feature as being "only" bell and whistle. In fact, this is bells and whistle... but users who requested this capability underlined that this feature could be of great help for users having visual disabilities. I'l glad QAP can now help them better.
Version: 9.1 (2018-08-10)
Windows Apps
- support Windows Apps (downloaded from Windows Store or pre-installed in Windows 10, also called Metro Apps under Windows 8, Universal Applications, UWP applications)
- automatically add the submenu "My Windows Apps" to your Main menu with sample of Windows Apps installed with Windows 10 (created only if you run QAP under Windows 10; you can move or delete this submenu if you wish)
- new favorite type "Windows App" in the "Select Favorite Type " dialog box
- adapt the "Add/Edit Favorite" dialog box for a Windows Apps:
- select the Windows App to add in a dropdown list of Windows Apps installed on your system
- click the "Refresh" button to include freshly installed Windows Apps
- select the last dropdown list entry "Custom Windows App" to add manualy a Windows App identifier
- in the "Advanced Settings" tab, the "Parameter" option is available
- known limitations: at this time, QAP could not retrieve the "friendly" localized app name and its icon, but you can change the app's name or icon as you wish
- technical note: the Windows Apps list is refreshed by a PowerShell script running silently; the list is automatically refreshed at QAP launch, unless the [Global] value "RefreshWindowsAppsListAtStartup=0" is added to the QAP ini file
Favorite Sound
- add capability to play a sound after any menu item is launched
- the favorite sound location field is added to "Advanced Settings" tab of "Add/Edit Favorite" dialog box for all types of favorites
- support for sounds from a sound as file (wave, mp3, midi, etc. depending on your system configuration), a system sound or your own sound sequence
Various improvements and bug fixes
- add QAP Feature "List Applications" used to analyse properties of currently open applications and windows (mostly for debugging use)
- sort favorite in Settings window without considering the ampersand (&) in their names
- optimize "Recent Folders" and "Recent Files" menus refresh when these menus are attached to the Main menu
- fix bug to prevent shared menu file name to be empty or only ".ini"
- set default icons when adding Shared menu from Catalogue
- update links to QAP website from http:// to https:// (Yes! QAP website is now more secure with an SSL certficate.)
- update of all language files, thanks to translators
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Jean Lalonde
Aug 10, 2018, 11:32:03 PM8/10/18
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And I forgot to thank beta testers who have been of great help testing and debugging the Windows Apps feature. Without them, this feature would not be as well integrated and of a seamless usage.
Big thanks!
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