Closet favorite

[superboyac]

LBC is like my closet favorite application.  i don't know why.  I always have a little twinkle in my eye whenever I use it.

[mouser]

thank you for saying that

any little special feature requests that would make for a better twinkle?

[superboyac]

thank you for saying that

any little special feature requests that would make for a better twinkle?

-mouser (January 11, 2011, 10:31 AM)

Hmmm...that's a dangerous offer to throw my way, you realize that?

[mouser]

I did mention the word "little" and I never said I was going to implement them, so i do have my bases covered i think

[superboyac]

Ok here's one (you asked for it):
Could there be something that indicates if a shortcut in a menu is a portable shortcut?  Some kind of icon or symbol, or something like that in the preference tree?  Because my launchbar has a mix of portable and local shortcuts, and I know you can see the drive letter in the application address, but it would be nice to see some kind of special color or light indicating that this is a portable shortcut.

Also, how about a refresh button or command for the active menus?  Let me explain, if I start LBC and my thumbdrive isn't in the computer yet, the portable lbc file won't open (obviously, because it can't find the file).  So after I stick in the thumbdrive, I have to close LBC and reopen it so both menus now open.  If there was a way to "refresh" it in a case like that, I'd just click the refresh button and it would see that the thumbdrive is there now and open that menu.  Same goes for if I remove the thumbdrive.  Does that make sense?

[steeladept]

Also, how about a refresh button or command for the active menus?  Let me explain, if I start LBC and my thumbdrive isn't in the computer yet, the portable lbc file won't open (obviously, because it can't find the file).  So after I stick in the thumbdrive, I have to close LBC and reopen it so both menus now open.  If there was a way to "refresh" it in a case like that, I'd just click the refresh button and it would see that the thumbdrive is there now and open that menu.  Same goes for if I remove the thumbdrive.  Does that make sense?

-superboyac (January 11, 2011, 10:41 AM)

An alternative that may make it even easier (not necessarily for you though, mouser) would be to poll the drives on the event of plugging in or removing a storage device.  I don't how much that involves, but I know that many programs do that, so I am guessing it is a documented API for Windows.

[superboyac]

And as an added incentive, mouser, you'd be able to give yourself one of those very cool superman badges.

[mouser]

Ok, let me move up to top priority adding code that responds when drives are plugged in or removed.  That's been mentioned before in a slightly different context -- a cool idea to have certain buttons or bars show when a drive is inserted.

[superboyac]

Ok, let me move up to top priority adding code that responds when drives are plugged in or removed.  That's been mentioned before in a slightly different context -- a cool idea to have certain buttons or bars show when a drive is inserted.

-mouser (January 11, 2011, 12:00 PM)

yeah, that would be even better.  I just thought it would be harder for you do implement.

[J-Mac]

I love this app too! I don’t use it in a portable way but between this and FARR all my launching needs are perfectly met!

BTW I don’t use a dock but instead I just use the Alt+L hotkey and the pop-up menu. Out of the way but always ready!

Thanks!

Jim