CLaunch History

Version history of CLaunch

Ver. 4.06 Nov. 10, 2023 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Improved the processing speed of folder menu display.
Fixed translation of Simplified Chinese module.

Ver. 4.05 Aug. 11, 2023 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added temporary release function for keyboard hook and mouse hook.
Added an option setting to automatically unhook before launching to the properties of the program items.
Added startup option "/nh" (start in unhooked state).
Added keyboard operation and mouse operation to launch arbitrary multiple items in succession.
Added "Launch all items in the page" to context menu of the page tabs.
Added "Launch all items in the menu" to context menu of the submenus.
Added a shortcut key to create a child menu of the submenus. The key assignment is shared with "Create Folder" of the Folder Contents Menus. (Ctrl+N in the default setting)
Partially changed the default assignment of key operations and mouse operations.
Improved context menu cancel handling after accepting a click functions that use the right mouse button.
Readjusted the display position correction processing of the main window.
Fixed a bug that Explorer terminates abnormally if the target folder is opened in Explorer before the Folder Contents Menu display processing is completed.
Fixed so that the child submenu will be displayed when the URL link is dragged from the browser and hover on the child menu in the submenu.
Fixed a bug that items in the page are sorted when selecting Sort Items from the context menu of the submenu button.
Fixed a bug where some changed states are not saved on exit after a configuration backup (including automatic backup) is performed.
Supports update of configuration changed in v4.04 by the setup program.
Some Interface changes and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 4.04 Oct. 9, 2022 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added "Recent Items" and "Last Displayed Menu" to special items.
Changed the special item "Folder Contents Menu" to "Clipboard Folder Menu".
Added "Copy to Clipboard" button to "Hotkey List" dialog box.
Added Traditional Chinese module.
Modified to enable key repeat for the operations button selection, page selection and page scroll.
Improved behavior for various operations on the search window.
Improved the position correction when fitting the main window within the display area of the monitor.
Changed the size, layout, and behavior of some dialog boxes.
Fixed a bug that Chain Launch items set for items that are automatically launched by various events are not launched.
Fixed a bug that page tabs are drawn outside the area when all tabs cannot be displayed in the window.
Fixed a bug that submenu tooltips are not displayed correctly in high DPI environments.
Fixed a bug that menu font setting changes are not reflected until CLaunch is restarted.
Fixed a bug where items in a submenu cannot be copied one position below the copy source item when copying by dragging and dropping.
Fixed crash bug when specifying filter string for menu option in submenu property.
Some Interface changes and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 4.03 Nov. 23, 2021 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Windows 11 has been supported.
Added Russian module.
Removed "Starting position" from "Circle" options.
Changed to the specification that the setting value of "When files are dragged" of "Menu" option is applied to the waiting time until the menu is automatically shown when the file is dragged onto the folder item.
Changed to the specification to select the running application from the list by clicking the "Existing Windows" button in the "Settings to disable for specified applications" dialog box.
Improved so that items in the Start menu of Windows 10 or later can be registered by dragging and dropping.
Fixed a bug that the item disappears when it's moved from another page or submenu if the destination page is scrolled.
Fixed a bug that if you refer to the UWP application in the "Existing Windows" of the "Register Item" dialog box, you will not be able to register correctly even if you enter the path name of the non-UWP application after that.
Fixed a bug that the main window display would not be updated with a low probability after submenu related operations when using an alpha channel enabled skins.
Some Interface changes and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 4.02 July 20, 2020 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added Korean module.
Fixed mistranslation of Chinese module.
Added startup option "/r".
In the "Register Item" dialog box and "Settings to disable for specified applications" dialog box, improved that the path name of an application running with administrator privileges can be obtained by referencing the window if CLaunch is started with ClAdmin.
Fixed a bug that the items registered after the second page are not launched if they are set to Chain Launch or Event Launch.

Ver. 4.01 July 5, 2020 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Fixed a bug that the registration information of the submenu is not deleted when deleting or moving submenu to another page.

Ver. 4.00 July 1, 2020 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Creating submenus has been supported.
Item search has been supported.
Displaying overlay icons has been supported.
"Search Item" is added to the keyboard shortcut and mouse shortcut.
Added "Close search window after an item is launched" option.
Added "While pinned" as a sub option of the option "Always on top".
Added "Display position" as a sub option of the item property "Open automatically by mouseover".
Added "/t" to "Menu options" for submenu and Folder Contents Menu.
Removed "Cache icon images" option. (Icon cache is always enabled)
Changed to be able to specify the folder path name in the "File Name" field of the "Settings to disable for specified applications".
Changed that process priority setting of CLaunch to be reflected to process priority of ClAdmin.
Removed hover state of active tab from design settings and skin specifications.
Added pressed state of button to design settings and skin specifications.
Added "Search button" to skin specifications.
Fixed a bug that the GDI objects used in the icon selection dialog box are not released.
Fixed a bug that the path name of a folder with a specific name and a specific hierarchical relationship is not converted correctly when converting from an absolute path to a relative path.
Other major changes in internal processing due to addition of functions.

Ver. 3.29 Apr. 22, 2019 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

High DPI environments (Per-Monitor V2) has been supported.
Fixed the bug that the button icon vanishes when a button is copied by dragging and dropping with Ctrl key.
Fixed the bug that the maximized status of the target window is canceled by the activate operation when "Activate" is selected in the button properties.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.28 Feb. 25, 2018 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

UWP applications has been supported.
Text data have become able to drag and drop to the program buttons.
Added the startup option "/a" (activate auto-hiding).
Added the Spanish module.
The setting state of "Wait for timeout of consecutive key pressing" in the "Keyboard" tab of options has become to be reflected to the behavior of shortcut keys.
Fixed the bug that when registering items by dragging and dropping of multiple files, secondly file or after are duplicate registered to the same position of existing items.
Fixed the bug that the English interface does not appear at first installation in an environment other than Japanese or Chinese.
Windows XP has been excluded from the operating environment of the Unicode version.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.27 Oct. 10, 2016 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the feature that scrolling of buttons.
Added the shortcut key assignments for the "Scroll Up" and "Scroll Down".
Added "Wheel up with Right button" and "Wheel down with Right button" to the operations of mouse shortcuts.
Fixed a flicker of launcher panel if "Always show CLaunch" option is activated.
Fixed the bug that right double-click and triple-click of the click functions does not work properly if target range is set other than "Anywhere".
Fixed the bug the restoration selection menu of hidden windows of the Window Operation Plug-in cannot be displayed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.26 June 1, 2015 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the Chinese (Simplified) module.
Fixed the bug the display of the launcher panel does not update after launching of the items by drag-and-drop.
Fixed the bug that "Activate" of the "Behavior of Multiple Launch" does not work if it is invoked by the click functions.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.25 Mar. 3, 2015 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the limitation settings for particular applications.
Added the corners of the screen as the target range of the click functions.
Added the "Exit Menu of Windows" to special items.
Page settings have been integrated to the options dialog box.
Clipboard replacement tag has become able to be specified to parameters of the URL items.
Document files have become able to be launched with administrator privileges.
The function that initials of the filename is assigned automatically as a shortcut key at registration has been optional.
Changed the start-up method of the items.
Improved the process of the update copy.
Sample skins have been attached to the installer file.
Fixed the bug that independent key press of the Shift, Ctrl and Alt cannot be assigned as a hotkey if particular Windows Update is applied.
Fixed the bug the Folder Contents Menu does not open automatically when the other menu is being displayed even if "Open automatically by mouseover" option is activated.
Fixed the bug the Window Operation Plug-in cannot be used.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.24 Jan. 12, 2014 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Fixed the bug a child process of an application that is launched by CLaunch cannot be started if CLaunch is started with ClAdmin in the Windows 7.
Fixed the bug a child process of an application that is launched by CLaunch cannot be started after CLaunch is started by installer.

Ver. 3.23 Jan. 10, 2014 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the start-up module "ClAdmin" that allows using the click functions and hotkeys even if the applications that are running in administrator privileges are activated.
Added the "Start up with ClAdmin" to the startup option at installation.
Added the "Show shell menu by right-click" to the button properties.
Added a clipboard replacement tag <clipboard> for the parameters of program buttons.
Added "Power Off Display" to the special items.
Click functions on the blank space of Explorer has been supported in Windows 7 or later.
"Set priority to high" option has been separated for click functions and circle functions.
Start Menu folders that are under the All Users folder and login user's folder has become to be merged on the Folder Contents Menu.
"/is" and "/il" have been added to the Folder Contents Menu options, and "/ni" has been changed to "/in".
Folders have become to be sorted by name on the Folder Contents Menu if sort by extension is specified.
Zip files have become not to be sorted as the folders on the Folder Contents Menu.
JPEG images have been supported for the skin parts.
Improved the drawing behavior of skins if larger values than entire size of the parts are specified as the fixed display area.
After the display at the same time press the mouse button, and click in the CLaunch,
Fixed the bug that the pressed state of mouse button is not released when the launcher panel is clicked after it is displayed by the click operations with multiple mouse buttons.
Fixed the bug the items cannot be launched in rarely if "Activate" is specified for the "Behavior of Multiple Launch" at button properties.
Fixed the bug the icon images of the Folder Contents Menu are not displayed properly in Windows 8.
Fixed the bug the option "Switch to Display Mode 1 after an item is launched" does not work properly after clipboard launch is used or "Behavior of Multiple Launch" is performed.
Fixed the bug a control panel item that are registered to a button is changed to another item at update process.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.22 Aug. 3, 2012 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the new commands that "Open Folder", "Open This Folder" and "Copy Path Name" to the mouse shortcuts and keyboard shortcuts.
Added the click operations with multiple mouse buttons to the mouse shortcuts.
Added the settings of the recognition range of the edge functions.
Added the "Target folder" option to properties of the Folder Contents Menu of special items.
Added the specification of Shadow Area for the Folder Contents Menu to skin XML file.
Assigned operation of the click functions have become to be suppressed when the cursor is on the launcher panel.
Improved the behavior of the clipboard launch if the carriage returns and spaces are added after the path names.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when the "Show Parent Folder" command of the Folder Contents Menu is invoked.
Fixed the bug that the "Behavior of Multiple Launch" of button properties does not work if the chain launch items are registered.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.21 Feb. 21, 2012 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Added the new feature "Clipboard Launch".
Added the Clipboard Launch command to the keyboard shortcuts and mouse shortcuts.
Added "Folder Contents Menu" as the special items.
Added the button sorting function.
Added the option "Update Recycle Bin icon periodically".
Auto-launch at start-up of CLaunch has become able to be canceled by holding down the Shift key during start-up process.
Improved the compatibility to the old skins.
Changed the display position of sub-menu of the Folder Contents Menu.
Deleted the specification the sub-menu of the Folder Contents Menu is closed when the parent item is clicked.
Deleted the option "Invert the page switching operation".
Fixed the bug that appearance of the launcher panel is not updated when the display page is switched by mouseover on a tab.
Fixed the bug a document file is recognized as a folder if the file is put in a shared folder in the 64-bit version.
Fixed the bug the process of CLaunch cannot be closed if an item is launched from the Folder Contents Menu in non-resident mode.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.20 Jan. 11, 2012 Downloads: 64-bit 32-bit ANSI

Specification of the Folder Contents Menu has been significantly changed.
Added the "Menus" options.
Added the configuration items for the Folder Contents Menu into the "Keyboard" options and "Mouse" options.
Added the option "Open automatically by mouseover" to the properties of folder buttons.
Added the menu options "/w", "/r", "/c" and "/i" for individual buttons.
Changed the specification of the Folder Contents Menu in the skin XML file.
Deleted the function that hides the icons of the Folder Contents Menu by pressing the Ctrl key.
Added the "Outline" to the shadow kinds of the text settings and skin XML file.
Added the "Shadow alpha" and "Shadow width" to the text settings and skin XML file.
Skin selection dialog box has been Integrated to the options dialog box, and added the "Reset text settings" button.
Design settings have become to be applied to the appearance of the launcher panel directly as a preview.
Improved the behavior when both double-click and triple-click are assigned to the same mouse button.
Fixed the bug the Folder Contents Menu cannot be opened directly by holding-down operation of the click functions.
Fixed the bug the bold and italic are not reflected to the font settings of the Folder Contents Menu.
Fixed the bug the font settings of the Folder Contents Menu is overwritten by default settings defined by skin when a skin is changed.
Fixed the bug the text is garbled when a URL link is registered by drag-and-drop in Unicode version.
Fixed the bug the privilege level and folder opening method cannot be specified with button menu if chain launch items are specified by the button properties.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.12 Sep. 12, 2011

Fixed the bug the context menu that is displayed on the Folder Contents Menu is hidden behind the parent menu.
Fixed a memory leak that is occur when the parent folder is opened.

Ver. 3.11 Sep. 4, 2011

Added the option "Restore hidden minimized windows" for the "Activate" of "Behavior of Multiple Launch" in the button properties.
Added the additional mouse operation to the mouse shortcut for the Title bar and Tray icon.
Mouse shortcuts that are operated on the button area have become to be enabled if entire control function is assigned to the mouse shortcut of buttons.
The option "Switch to Display Mode 1 after an item is launched" has become to effective when the parent folder is opened.
Fixed the bug the parent folder of particular special folders can not be opened.
Fixed the bug the root folder of the UNC path can not be displayed by the Folder Contents Menu.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.10 July 4, 2011

Added the option "Privilege level" to the button properties.
Added the "Run as standard user" and "Run as administrator" into the button menu of the program buttons.
Parameters of the special folders have become to be passed to the command line of specified file manager.
Added the option "Maximum width" for the tooltips.
Fixed the bug that a window of the other application is activated at the startup of CLaunch.
Fixed the bug the width of the tabs are not updated when the page order is changed, even if "Fixed width" option is disabled.
Fixed the bug the tabs do not accept the mouse operation after alpha channel skin is applied if "Fixed width" option is enabled.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.09 June 10, 2011

Added the option "Always show CLaunch".
Added the option "Multi-line" for the caption.
Added the specification of shadow area in the skin XML file.
Deleted the option "Send to bottom when a cursor leaves from window in pinned state".
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.08 May 15, 2011

Added the option "Centered" for the caption.
Recommended settings in the skin XML file have become able to be specified individually for the display mode 1 and display mode 2.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.07 Apr. 29, 2011

Deleted the specification that skin mode is automatically released when the screen mode is changed to other than 32bpp if alpha channel skin is used.

Ver. 3.06 Apr. 28, 2011

Added the specification of drawing Z order for the lock marker in skin XML file.
Folders in the Folder Contents Menu have become to be opend with the specified file manager by double-click.
Fixed the bug that the CLaunch terminates abnormally when a button is moved if there is a blank button between source and destination.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.05 Feb. 25, 2011

Added the option "Only show CLaunch when mouse button is being pressed" to the edge functions.
Added the anti-aliasing option in the Font dialog box and skin XML file.
Improved the text rendering quality in the particular font settings.
Fixed the bug the transparency of the tab area and button area is reduced on every time of page switching if semi-transparent image is specified by skin.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.04 Jan. 21, 2011

Language modules have been supported.
List items in the "Choose Launched Items" dialog box has become able to be sorted.
Added the option "Process priority of CLaunch".
Added the option "Disable the circle functions while middle button is being pressed".
Added the function that updating copy the files into target folder by drag-and-drop to the folder button with right mouse button.
Semi-transparent images have become able to be used to background of the window by the skin.
Changed the behavior of the button moving and button lock operation.
Fixed the bug the text color of the buttons contained in the second and subsequent pages is not changed if the skin that contains single button design is applied.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.03 Nov. 27, 2010

Added the automatic conversion function of the character code for the configuration data file.
Added the specification of display mode button to the skin XML file.
Element of the system buttons in the skin XML file have become able to be omitted.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when the skin is changed in ANSI version.
Fixed the bug the tooltips of system buttons do not appear after the skin is changed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.02 Nov. 20, 2010

Fixed the bug that buttons contained in the second and subsequent pages do not accept a click if the alpha channel skin is applied.
Fixed the bug that semi-transparent pixel of tabs and buttons are not drawn correctly.
Fixed the bug that transparent state is not released when the CLaunch is activated even if the "Only transparent when inactive" is enabled.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.01 Nov. 15, 2010

Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when a blank button is moved.
Fixed the bug a button cannot be moved in pinned state.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally if a skin that does not contain the comment element in the XML file is applied.
Fixed the bug the registered order of the control panel items is changed at updating.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 3.00 Nov. 11, 2010

Skin has been supported.
Added the display effects of the button moving and tab moving.
Multiple startup of CLaunch that are put into the different folders have become to be capable.
Changed the part of the specifications of the plug-in interface.
Changed the image of the program icon and tray icons.
Deleted the display option of the bitmap background of tabs and buttons.
Fixed the bug the shortcut key of a button that is hidden by the locked button is activated.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.78 July 22, 2010

Fixed the resource leak.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.77 June 27, 2010

Unicode version has been released.
Fixed the bug the auto-launch at exit of CLaunch does not work.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.76 Apr. 9, 2010

Added the function the mouse shortcuts are assigned to the tilt wheel.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when the Windows context menu is displayed on a special folder button.
Fixed the bug the configuration data of auto-launch is not updated to follow suit when the page order is changed.
Fixed the bug the auto-launch at entering power saving mode does not work in Windows Vista.
Fixed the bug the automatic power off of the display cannot be disabled under UAC environment when the "Suspend Screen Saver" of special item is invoked.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.75 Dec. 16, 2009

Added the option "Save Pinned status".
Added the option "Save Limited Mode status".
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.74 Nov. 28, 2009

Launcher panel has become to be displayed to the previous position on startup if the startup option "/n" or "/l" is specified.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when the items are launched automatically during exiting process of CLaunch.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.73 Oct. 12, 2009

Fixed the bug the cursor returns to normal shape during the operation of window size changing.
Fixed the bug the display of launcher panel is not updated when it operated in particular timing.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.72 Sep. 13, 2009

Added the additional options to the "Behavior of Multiple Launch" of button properties.
Fixed the bug the configuration data is corrupted when particular control panel item is registered to a button.
Fixed the bug CLaunch does not work properly until re-start when icon display size is changed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.71 Sep. 5, 2009

Added the position adjustment function of the caption, page names, button names and icons.
Added the options that specify the initial display position for each display operation.
Added the function the files can be dragged and dropped to the document file buttons.
Fixed the bug the context menu is displayed when the right-click-based mouse shortcuts are operated.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.70 Aug. 11, 2009

Registration of the special folders and the control panel items by drag-and-drop has been supported.
Registration of the URL item by drag-and-drop from browsers has been supported.
Added the function the registered items can be dragged and dropped to the other applications.
Add function the context menu of Windows corresponding to the registered items are displayed.
Added the function that creates the shortcuts of the files into target folder by drag-and-drop to the folder button with right mouse button.
Added the new command "Open Data Folder" into the "Maintenance" of main menu.
"Open Parent Folder" have become to work even if the target file does not exist.
Fixed the bug the items that are assigned to successional hotkeys are launched by holding down the keys.
Deleted the registration function of the control panel items from "Register Item" dialog box.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.69 July 5, 2009

64-bit version has been released.
Fixed the bug the hotkeys do not work on the window of Internet Explorer with protected mode.
Fixed the bug that particular strings that are displayed in the dialog box do not correspond to the actual contents.
Source modification for supporting the 64-bit OS and Unicode.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.68 June 14, 2009

Added the item assignments of the edge functions for the additional cursor movement that leaves from the screen edges.
Changed the layout of the "Mouse Direct Launch" dialog box.
Fixed the bug the files named with the particular double-byte characters cannot be registered to the button.
Fixed the bug the Limited mode does not work from start-up until a launcher panel is displayed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.67 June 7, 2009

Added the option "Cancel holding-down operation when a cursor is moved".
Holding down state of a button have become to be released when a cursor is moved.
Tray icon have become to be re-registered when Explorer is abnormally terminated.
Fixed the bug the double-click on the tray icon is ignored.
Fixed the bug the tray icon is not returned to the default image until next start-up even if the option "Use alternative icon" is released.
Fixed the bug the parent folder is unintentionally displayed by the Folder Contents Menu when a button is held down while the menu of another button is displayed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.66 June 1, 2009

Added the function that individual item can be assigned to the edge functions.
"Launch Screen Saver" and "Suspend Screen Saver" have been separated to the special items from edge functions.
At "Choose Launched Items" dialog box, negative values have become able to be specified to the delay time.
Changed the image of part of the tray icons.
Changed the interface specification of the external icon file for tray icon.
Fixed the bug a button cannot be copied by drag-and-drop while holding down the Ctrl key.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.65 May 25, 2009

Fixed the bug the system is restarted unintentionally at the installation into Windows XP SP2 or earlier.
Fixed the bug that OK button of the "Choose Launched Items" dialog box is disabled if there is no item in the list of the dialog box.

Ver. 2.64 May 23, 2009

Fixed the bug the click functions do not work on the window of Internet Explorer with protected mode.
Fixed the bug CLaunch can not start in Windows 98.
Fixed the bug CLaunch is abnormally terminated when the desktop is double-clicked in Windows 7 RC 64-bit version.
Fixed the bug that opening method of the shared folder cannot be changed in button properties.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.63 May 18, 2009

Fixed the bug the configuration data cannot be updated in Windows Vista controlled by UAC.

Ver. 2.62 May 14, 2009

Added the "Events" options.
Added the option that specify the number of input times of the hotkeys and shortcut keys.
Shift, Ctrl and Alt key alone have become able to be assigned to the hotkeys and shortcut keys.
Launcher panel has become able to be displayed in overlapped position with the taskbar if "Always on top" is enabled.
Fixed the bugs the items that are changed "Behavior of Multiple Launch" or "Priority" by button properties cannot be launched.
Fixed the bug the item data of the contents of the control panel are not converted correctly.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.61 May 1, 2009

Fixed the bug that particular applications cannot be launched.
Improved the acquisition process of the 16 pixels and 32 pixels icons.

Ver. 2.60 Apr. 27, 2009

Added the option "Priority" to the button properties.
Fixed the bug the background of the buttons are not drawn in pressed state if bitmap image is applied to the button design.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.59 Apr. 23, 2009

Added the option "Behavior of Multiple Launch" to the properties of program buttons and document buttons.
Folder icon images have become to be synchronized even if they are changed by the system settings.
Fixed the bug that path name to be passed to the file manager is enclosed twice in double quotes.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.58 Apr. 9, 2009

Save destination of the configuration data has been changed to the ini file from the registry.
Relative path specification has been supported.
Added the triple-click and holding-down to the click functions.
Added the combinations of X1 button and X2 button as the operation of click functions.
Added a "Title bar" as the range of click functions.
Added the Display Mode switching function.
Added the option "Switch to Display Mode 1 after an item is launched".
Added the option "Mouse Shortcuts".
Added the "Pin" function.
Added the option "Chain launch" to the button properties.
Added the option "Behavior when files are dropped into the folder button".
Added the "Existing Windows" button to the "Register Item" dialog box.
Added the additional special folders to the list in the "Register Item" dialog box.
Added the batch conversion function between relative path and absolute path.
Added the option "Register items in relative path".
Added the "Exit CLaunch" to the keyboard shortcuts and special items.
Background images of buttons have become able to be specified individually for normal state and hover state.
Pinned state and Limited mode state has become to be saved.
Page order has become able to be changed by dragging without pressing the Shift key.
On the processing of the edge functions, if there are the bumps on the screen edges in multi-monitor environment, all sides and all corners have become to be recognized as edges.
If the click functions are assigned to the X1 button or X2 button, default functions that are "Back" and "Forward" have become to be disabled.
When the My Computer is displayed by the Folder Contents Menu, it has become to be sorted in drive letter order, if sorting options are not specified.
Behavior of the button arrangement at the button moving has become to be depended on setting state of the "Don't make a blank button when an item has been deleted".
Changed the part of the specifications of the plug-in interface.
Improved the response of the right double-click on the desktop.
Fixed the bug particular associated icons are not displayed.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch cannot be started, if the option "Set priority of circle functions to high" is enabled in particular environment.
Fixed the bug particular items in the control panel can not be launched in Windows Vista.
Fixed the bug the dragging state is released forcefully when CLaunch is displayed by edge functions while the files are dragged.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is abnormally terminated after the desktop was displayed by the Folder Contents Menu.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is abnormally terminated when the "Edge" tab of the options has been displayed in non-resident mode.
Fixed the bug the click function that is assigned to "Anywhere" do not work if same mouse operations are assigned to both "Desktop" and "Anywhere".
Fixed the bug ".ico" file cannot be specified in the "Choose Icon" dialog box.
Other minor specification changes, and major alterations in internal processing.

Ver. 2.57 Dec. 24, 2008

Added the "Open Parent Folder as Menu" to the button menu.
Behavior of holding down a button has been changed to the "Open Parent Folder as Menu".
Display position of the Folder Contents Menu has been adjusted.
Fixed the bug the item that is assigned to the X1 double-click is launched by X2 double-click.
Fixed the bug the pages cannot be moved if the option "Switch display page by mouseover on tabs" is enabled.
Fixed the bug the "Open Parent Folder" does not work for the files that are placed under the root directory.
Fixed the bug the button clicking is ignored just after the launcher panel is displayed.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.56 June 27, 2008

Improved the display processing.
Maximum number of items per page have been expanded to 1000.
Fixed the bug the settings of "Functions that are inhibited while CLaunch is displayed" do not work properly.
Fixed the bug the tray icon cannot be changed by option setting.
Fixed the bug the buttons are not displayed properly in the hover state after an page is moved or deleted.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.55 Dec. 23, 2007

Fixed the bug the icon cache does not work in the 16 bpp screen mode.
Fixed the bug the startup option "/p" is ignored at the multiple start-up.
In the X1 and X2 button, the second click of the double-click has become to be accepted even if cursor is moved after the first click.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.54 Oct. 26, 2007

Added the option "Maximum radius" for the circle functions.
Added the option "Disable the circle functions while mouse button is being pressed".
Delay time of the "Switch page by mouseover on tabs" has become to be applied the setting in the "Edge" tab.
"Open with Explorer" and "Open as Menu" for the folder items in the control panel have been supported.
Fixed the bug an item is unintentionally launched when the context menu item of desktop is selected.
Fixed the bug the click functions that are assigned to the "Blank space of Explorer" do not work properly on Windows Vista.
Fixed the bug the launcher panel does not pop up by display operation in the pinned state.
Fixed the bug the filtering of the Folder Contents Menu does not work properly if particular wild card is specified.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.53 June 7, 2007

Fixed the bug the setting of caption string is not saved.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is abnormally terminated when the blank button is operated by shortcut keys.
Fixed the bug that the icon disappears when the button properties is displayed after a button is copied.
Fixed the bug the click functions are disabled if desktop icons are hidden by system settings in Windows Vista.
Launcher panel has become to not be hidden even when it is deactivated if mouse cursor is on the window.

Ver. 2.52 May 17, 2007

Added the "Show button information" to the option settings for the caption.
Text position of the caption has become able to be adjusted.
The icons other than 16 pixels and 32 pixels have become able to be displayed.
Added the option "Hide CLaunch when a cursor leaves from window" for the edge functions and hotkey.
Added the option "Set priority of circle functions to high" for the circle functions.
Added the option "Prevent unintended auto-scrolling (for middle button double-click)".
Added the option "Send CLaunch to the bottom when a cursor leaves from a window in pinned state".
Added the backup function of the design settings.
Added the function deleting the files completely by drag-and-drop to the Recycle Bin button while holding down the Shift key.
Behavior of the "Open parent folder" on the root directory button has become opening the My Computer.
Non-existing files have become able to be registered to the buttons.
Added the functions to set the caption to the plug-in interface.
Fixed the bug the computer is restarted in the installation on Windows XP.
Fixed the bug the context menu is displayed when CLaunch is displayed by the click functions that are used right mouse button.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.51 Mar. 29, 2007

Windows Vista has been supported.
Changed to the "Limited Mode" from the "Suspend the auto-display".
Added the "Limits" options.
Added the option "Switch page by mouseover on tabs".
Added the option that specifies the number of items of the Folder Contents Menu to individual buttons.
Added the function the startup options of CLaunch can be specified to the installer.
Fixed the bugs in the environment the left and right mouse buttons have been swapped.
Fixed the bug the button menu is displayed unintentionally when the CLaunch is displayed by the right double-click.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is hidden immediately after displaying if the full-screen window is activated.
Fixed the bug all of the hotkey informations are destroyed when a button that is assigned a hotkey is deleted.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is abnormally terminated when it failed to hook at startup.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is abnormally terminated when the "Edges" tab of the options has been displayed in non-resident mode.
Fixed the bug the Pinned state is released when the Windows settings have been changed.
Fixed the bug the file operation selection menu does not appear when the files are dragged and dropped to the folder button with a right mouse button.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.50 June 17, 2005

Added the filtering and sorting options to the parameters of the Folder Contents Menu.
Added the option "Hide CLaunch when a cursor leaves from window" for the click functions.
The number of animation frames of the tray icon have become to be depended on the number of icons in the external icon library file.
Improved the display processing speed at the single color setting.
Fixed the bug the filtering of the Folder Contents Menu does not work to the files that are hidden the extention.
Fixed the bug the hotkey information of the deleted item remains in the memory and it will be assigned when a new button is registered.
Fixed the bug the default key assignments are not set at updating to the new version.
Fixed the bugs related to the display processing.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.49 May 22, 2005

Fixed the bug the CLaunch is hidden immediately after displaying by particular mouse operations.
Fixed the bug the warning about key conflict appears during configuration of the button properties if basic key operations are not assigned.
Fixed the bug of the button position shifting process in the button moving operation.
When there is no design data in the registry at startup, default design has become to be applied.

Ver. 2.48 May 20, 2005

Added the additional 12 mouse operations.
Width of the title bar and window frame has become able to be changed.
Size of the page tabs have become able to be changed.
Added the function the file names on the Folder Contents Menu can be filtered.
Added the function the hidden files on the Folder Contents Menu can be displayed.
Added the function the icons on the Folder Contents Menu can be hidden.
Tray icon has become able to be changed.
Added the option "Only transparent when inactive".
Added the option "Always on top".
Added the option that enables the mouse operations and hotkeys when CLaunch is being displayed.
Startup options "/l" "/m", "/s" and "/p" have become able to be specified on the multiple start-up.
Fixed the bug the folders on the Folder Contents Menu cannot be opened by double-click.
Fixed the bug the files in the desktop on the Folder Contents Menu cannot be opened.
Fixed the bug the items cannot be opend by drag-and-drop if the option "Don't update icon" of the button properties is enabled.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.47 Apr. 16, 2005

Items have become able to be selected with the cursor keys, and they have become able to be launched with the Enter key.
Key assignments of the basic operation have become able to be changed.
Added the function the designs of normal state and hover state can be copied each other.
Added the desktop as special folders.
Initial display page has become to be changed when a page is deleted or moved.
Changed specification of the plug-in interface.
Fixed the bug the backup does not work properly if the strings contain double quotes.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.46 Mar. 27, 2005

Fixed the bug the non-display setting of the tray icon is unintentionally released in the particular settings.

Ver. 2.45 Mar. 27, 2005

Fixed the bugs related to the icon cache.

Ver. 2.44 Mar. 26, 2005

Initial display page has become able to be specified.
Changed the hover display.
frame colors of the tabs and buttons have become able to be changed.
Added the function the designs of tabs and buttons can be copied each other.
Added the function the files are displayed with the Folder Contents Menu by holding down a target button.
Added the options related to the tooltips.
Added the option "Invert the page switching operation".
Added the option "Show button properties after item is registered".
Added the option "Don't update icon" to the button properties.
Deleted the option "Save page position".
Fixed the bug the "Right double-click while holding down the Left button" does not work properly.
Changed the internal format of the icon cache file.
Improved the installer.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.43 Feb. 16, 2005

Shortcut keys and hotkeys have become able to be assigned individually to a button.
Added the option "Wait for timeout of double/triple-clicking".
Added the function moving the files to the Windows Recycle Bin by drag-and-drop to the Recycle Bin button.
Added the "Insert Blank" to the button menu.
Added the startup option "/d".
Deleted the startup option "/lx".
Fixed the bug the combo box of the "Starting position" in the Circle options does not work properly.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.42 Feb. 7, 2005

Registered items have become able to be launched by Circle Function.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.41 Feb. 4, 2005

URL items have become able to be registered.
Layout of the inside parts of the buttons have become able to be changed.
Added the function displaying CLaunch by drawing the circles on a screen with a mouse.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.40 Jan. 24, 2005

Fixed the bug the items that are contained the second page or after cannot be launched properly, if the option "Save page position" is enabled.

Ver. 2.39 Jan. 23, 2005

Plug-ins has been supported.
Added the option "Suspend displaying of CLaunch while full screen applications are activated".
Fixed the bug the context menu of Explorer can not be displayed on the Folder Contents Menu in Windows 98.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.38 Dec. 26, 2004

Fixed the bug the function assigned to the X1 or X2 button of the mouse does not work properly.

Ver. 2.37 Dec. 25, 2004

Added the automatic configuration backup function.
Added the additional mouse operations to display CLaunch.
Fixed the bug the control panel items can not be started after a page is moved or deleted.
Recycle Bin icon has become to be updated when it is emptied by user operation on the CLaunch.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 2.36 Dec. 19, 2004

All icons will be retrieved again when CLaunch is updated from version 2.35 or older.

Ver. 2.35 Dec. 18, 2004

Added the button copy function.
Alternative file manager has been supported.
Maximum number of pages and buttons have been expanded to 100.
Fixed the bug the context menu of Explorer can not be displayed on the Folder Contents Menu.

Ver. 2.34 Dec. 12, 2004

Multi-display has been supported..
Added the option "Take off Pin after item is launched by drag-and-drop".
Fixed the bug the control panel items can not be started after an item is moved or deleted.
Fixed the bug the used memory is not released after the icon changing operation.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch does not exit by particular operations on non-resident mode.

Ver. 2.33 Dec. 10, 2004

Registration of individual contents of the control panel has been supported.
Added the special items such as "Pin", "Limited mode" and "Shut down computer".
Environment variable of the path name has been supported.
Added the window transparency option.
Added the option "Don't make a blank button when the item has been deleted".
Focus has become to be returned to the previous active window after CLaunch has been hidden, if it was displayed automatically.
Maximum limit of the button name length has been expanded to 50 characters.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is terminated abnormally when the Folder Contents Menu are multiple-displayed by the hotkeys or mouse operations.
Fixed the bug the configuration backup can not be used on Windows 98.
Fixed the bug the file browse button does not work on Windows 98.
Fixed the bug the parameters of button properties are ignored when an item is launched by drag-and-drop.

Ver. 2.32 Nov. 22, 2004

Added the "Empty Recycle Bin" to the context menu of the Recycle Bin Button.
Fixed the bug file names are not displayed to the Folder Contents Menu in Windows 98.

Ver. 2.31 Nov. 15, 2004

Added the function that allows displaying CLaunch by the mouse movement to the four sides of screen.
Added the function that displays the hidden files to the Folder Contents Menu by holding down the folder button.
Displaying or hiding the extensions of the Folder Contents Menu have become to be synchronized with the configuration of Explorer.
Auto-hiding of CLauch has become to be inhibited during displaying the menu.
Network computers have become to be recognized as a folder.
Fixed the bug the files can not be copied to the My Documents by drag-and-drop.

Ver. 2.30 Nov. 8, 2004

Added the Folder Contents Menu.
Added the small icon display option.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch does not exit on the non-resident mode.

Ver. 2.23 Oct. 17, 2004

Fixed the bug the CLaunch terminates abnormally when the Windows theme is changed.
Changed the design of the close button.

Ver. 2.22 Oct. 11, 2004 Registered to library of the Windows Forest

Fixed the bug the CLaunch releases the resident after drag-and-drop launching.

Ver. 2.21 Oct. 10, 2004

X1 and X2 button of the mouse have been supported.
Added the page jump function by middle click.
Added the additional keys to the shortcut keys and hotkeys.
Added the startup option "/l", "/b" and "/p".
Effect of the Shift key during drag-and-drop operation has been inverted.
Fixed the bug on the EXECL that enters the auto-scrolling mode unintentionally by the "Wheel rotation while holding down the wheel button".

Ver. 2.20 Oct. 2, 2004

Added the function that allows launching the items directly by mouse operations.
Changed the startup option "/u" to "/n".

Ver. 2.13 Sep. 27, 2004

Fixed the bug the CLaunch can not be displayed by the right double-click and middle double-click.
Fixed the bug unsupported keys can be used to the shortcut keys and hotkeys.
Fixed the bug a button keeps the pressing state when the Kanji related key is used to the shortcut key.
Mouse hook process has become to be suspended while window is displayed.
Added the startup option "/u".

Ver. 2.12 Sep. 25, 2004

Added the multi-line display of tabs.
Added the additional display operations with a mouse.
Added the option that CLaunch is displayed at the cursor position by the hotkey.
Added the inversion option of the page switching operation.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch can not be displayed by the mouse operation on the blank space of Explorer.

Ver. 2.11 Sep. 22, 2004

Added the font changing function.
Windows key has become able to use to the shortcut key and hotkeys.
Added the hotkey listing function.
Added the page design unifying function, and default design setting function.
"Open with Explorer" has become able to use for the special folders.
Added the startup options.
Improved the behavior on the particular applications when the "Wheel rotation while holding down the wheel button" is used.

Ver. 2.10 Sep. 11, 2004

Added the display operations with a mouse such as "Wheel rotation while holding down the wheel button".
Added the button size changing function.
Deleted the maximum limit number of hotkeys.
Added the function that the design of non-active tab can be changed.
Added the function that the bitmap images can be displayed as background of the tabs.
Added the hot tracking display.

Ver. 2.00 Aug. 25, 2004

Changed the window design.
Added the function that color of the window frames, tabs and buttons can be changed.
Added the function that the bitmap images can be displayed as background of the buttons.
Added the font size changing function.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 1.20 Aug. 7, 2004

Added the shortcut key function.
Added the hot key function.
Added the page switching operation with keyboard.
Added the icon cache function.
Added the item registration function by the menu selection.
Added the registration function of the special folders.
Added the configuration backup function.
Added the Pin function.
Added the "Open with Explorer" for the folder buttons.
Added the changing function of icon size.
Changed the format of help file to the Compiled HTML.
Other minor specification changes, and minor bug fixes.

Ver. 1.16 Nov. 10, 2000

Fixed the bug a button is not properly registered after the existing button has been deleted.

Ver. 1.15 Nov. 6, 2000

Improved so that the function displaying CLaunch by double-clicking on the desktop continue to work, even if Explorer is abnormally terminated.
Added the "Open parent folder" to the button menu.
"Open parent folder" has become able to use for the folder buttons.
When the width of the taskbar is changed, display position of CLaunch is automatically changed.
Fixed the bug that if any file is dragged and dropped to the registered file on the network, registered file is replaced by the dropped file.

Ver. 1.14 Dec. 17, 1999

Fixed the bug that if a right mouse button is double-clicked to display a context menu, CLaunch terminates abnormally when a menu item is selected.

Ver. 1.13 Oct. 30, 1999

Fixed the bug the button moving is failed if the page is switched twice during the button moving operation.

Ver. 1.12 Oct. 28, 1999

Buttons have become able to locate to any position.
Added the option hiding the title bar.
Deleted the option "Limits the minimum size of the window by the number of buttons".
Fix the bug that the program contained to the first page is always launched if the option "Save page position" is disabled.
Fixed the bug when a file that contains the multi-byte characters in the path name is dragged and dropped.

Ver. 1.11 Oct. 11, 1999

Changed the appearance of the window.
Added the highlight display function of the active tab.
Added the icon change function.
Increased the maximum number of pages and buttons.
Behavior of when the close button is pressed has been changed to the "Hide CLaunch" from "Exit CLaunch".
Fixed the bug of the function displaying CLaunch by double-clicking on the desktop when the taskbar is located to the left or top.

Ver. 1.10 Sep. 27, 1999

Fixed the bug that if the active desktop is set to the web page display, the function displaying CLaunch by double-clicking on the desktop does not work.
Added the function "Launch screen saver" and "Suspend screen saver".
Added the pause function of the corner display.
Added the function that the display page is switched to the opposite side by the wheel rotation while hold down the wheel button.

Ver. 1.09 Sep. 23, 1999

Fixed the bug the CLaunch can not be started when configuration data is corrupted by abnormal termination.
Fixed the bug the CLaunch is unintentionally displayed when the task tray is double-clicked in Windows NT.
Added the function that shape of the cursor is changed during the button moving.
Deleted the minimum limit of window size depending on the number of buttons.

Ver. 1.08 Sep. 19, 1999

Added the function displaying CLaunch by double-clicking on the desktop.
Multiple display position of corner function has been supported.

Ver. 1.07 Sep. 11, 1999

Folder registration has been supported.
Added the function "Open Parent Folder".

Ver. 1.06 Sep. 7, 1999

The function that closing tooltips when switching the display page with the mouse wheel has been added.
Minor bug fixes.

Ver. 1.05 Sep. 6, 1999

Eliminated the flicker when switching the page in a state in which the tool tip is displayed.
The function that CLaunch is hidden by the Esc key has been added.

Ver. 1.04 Sep. 5, 1999

Button moving operation between the pages has been supported.

Ver. 1.03 Sep. 4, 1999

Fixed the bug the icon is returned to the default after button properties are changed.
Command file of Explorer has been supported.

Ver. 1.02 Aug. 31, 1999

Fixed the bug the "Window state" of the button properties is not saved.

Ver. 1.01 Aug. 28, 1999

Fixed the bug the help does not appear.
Fixed the bug of the page arrangement operation.

Ver. 1.00 Aug. 22, 1999

First release