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X-Launcher change log
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Contents
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1. X-Launcher informations
2. Release notes
3. License and copyright
4. Change Log

1. X-Launcher informations
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X-Launcher is part of winPenPack project. It allows to freely change all the
starting options of programs, in order to make them portable, i.e. runnable
by removable storage devices, like USB keys or external hard disks.
In this new version, the winPenPack Team has greatly improved the code of previo
us
1.1 version, developed by original author, Gabriele Tittonel.

2. Release notes
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Version: 1.6.0 beta
Released on: 10/07/2014
Source code: included in this package

3. License and copyright

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Please read the license_en.txt file

4. Change Log
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Modifications between 1.5.4 and 1.6.0 beta releases:
- (BugFix) FileCopy: modified multiple files copy function; correction copy file
if the destination folder does not exist.
- (Improvement) Initial operations executed only at the first run of a X-Softwar
e.
Operations impacted: Functions, WriteToFile, WriteToIni, WriteToReg, FixAppData,
StringReplace, StingRegExpReplace, RunBefore.
- (Improvement) DirBackup: backup of a folder; the restore will be automatically
executed at the program close.
- (Improvement) FileBackup: backup of a file; the restore will be automatically
executed at the program close.
- (Improvement) DirCopy: added "b" param to backup destination folder if already
existing;
the restore will be automatically executed at the program close.
- (Improvement) FileCopy: added "b" param to backup destination file if already
existing;
the restore will be automatically executed at the program close.
- (Improvement) 64Bit: ability to execute 64bit programs.
- (Improvement) i18n: multilingual translation of X-Launcher messages.
- (Improvement) FileToRun: .NET version check, new option to identify softwares
requiring Microsoft .NET to be executed, with the ability to specify specific
minimum version.

Modifications between 1.5.3 and 1.5.4 releases:

- (BugFix) JavaGet: substituted 7za.exe with 7z.exe during Java installation.

Modifications between 1.5.2 and 1.5.3 releases:

- (BugFix) AddFonts: new fonts announce sometimes caused on WinXP SP3 the X-Laun
cher freeze
- (BugFix) Multiple Executions: if a software was activated multiple times, the
secondary X-Launchers remains
in execution.
- (Improvement) Debug: new option to obtain verbose log of the operations during
the execution
(on specific file X-Launcher.dbg)

Modifications between 1.5.1 and 1.5.2 releases:

- (Improvement) AddFonts: ability to recognize and use fonts if not installed on
host system.
- (Improvement) JavaGet: ability to define the usage of optional Java,
to prevent the nagging request for downloading and installation, if final user r
efuses it
during first time program launch.
Modifications between 1.5.0 and 1.5.1 releases:
- (Improvement) JavaGet: installation of Java update in \Lib folder even if Java
is found
both in the guest PC.

Modifications between 1.4.3 and 1.5.0 releases:

- (BugFix) IsClosing bug: in case of previous system crash, the "X-Software is c
losing"
message was shown, preventing to run the Software until manual deletion of tem
porary files.
- (BugFix) Bug SystemLanguage: recognized system language when LANG environment
variable is not found.
- (Improvement) HideShellWindow: new option that allow to hide the command shell
window
for the programs that shows it.
- (Improvement) _PathEncode: new function that allow to centralize the decoding
of
particular characters in the paths, still using, for backward compatibility, t
he "%20"
string that triggers the function.
- (Improvement) JavaGet: integration of JavaGet functionalities into the launche
r.
New functionality: if Java is not installed into \Lib folder, but is installed
into
the guest PC, the latter is used, without downloading and installing Java into
\Lib
folder. Added management of particular cases of installed Java corrupted confi
gurations.
If Java is found both in the guest PC and in the Pack, is used the latest vers
ion.
- (Improvement) FirstRunOperations: new .ini file section "FirstRunOperations" a
nd new
"FirstRun" option for execute (only when "FirstRun=true") following commands:
_DirCopy,
_DirCreate, _DirMove, _DirRemove, _FileCopy, _FileCreatePlus, _FileDelete, _Fi
leMove,
_RunWait. This function, after the execution of the commands into the "FirstRu
nOperations"
section, sets FirstRun=false.
- (Improvement) TrayTip: new function, absolutely equivalent to ShowSplash, that
shows a
traybar alert at each launcher execution.

Modifications between 1.4.2 and 1.4.3 releases:

- (BugFix) Registry: rewritten code for system registry management to improve
Windows Vista compatibility.
- (Improvement) Registry: new parameters RegEdit and RequireAdmin to manage exte
rnal
registry editor when admin rights are required.

Modifications between 1.4.1 and 1.4.2 releases:

- (BugFix) Startup parameters: fixed bug in the handling of startup
parameters when running programs.

Modifications between 1.4 and 1.4.1 releases:

- (Improvement) Wildcard: added support to multi path with
wildcard in StringReplace and StringRegExpReplace functions.
- (BugFix) Relative Paths: in some functions (DirMove, DirRemove, FileMove),
the relative paths were not correctly interpreted.
- (BugFix) Startup parameters: fixed bug in the handling of multiple
startup parameters when running programs.
- (Improvement) DirRemove: new option for DirRemove function; allows to
recursively delete only empty folders.

Modifications between 1.3.1 and 1.4 releases:

- (BugFix) Splash Screen: code rewritten for increase programs startup
and avoid blocks caused by protection systems.
- (BugFix) Bug DirMove: moving folders with overwrite; if destination
folder was already existing, the source folder was inserted within it.
- (BugFix) Improved management of multiple processes (win2000 bug).
- (Improvement) StringRegExpReplace: new function that allows to modify text
files using Regular Expressions.
- (Improvement) StringReplace: new option for StringReplace function; allows to
overwrite start and end string delimitators.
- (Improvement DirMove: new options for DirMove function; allow to precisely def
ine
the behavior in the function if the destination folder already exists.
- (Improvement) New variables containing all the names of the folders involved i
n
the portabilization process, for a better management of rewriting paths.

Modifications between 1.3 and 1.3.1 releases:

- (BugFix) IsClosing bug: in case of incorrect or incomplete launcher
closure, the "X-Software is closing" message was shown, preventing
 to run the Software until manual deletion of temporary files.
- (BugFix) IsRunning bug: in case of incorrect or incomplete launcher
closure, the variable "IsRunning" remained set to TRUE, preventing the
correct run of the launcher in subsequent runs.
- (Added) System shutdown: added automatic launcher closure on case of
system shutdown.

Modifications between 1.1 and 1.3 releases:

- (BugFix) Performance improvements: page faults error and too high
CPU consumption (fixed using the RunWait() instruction and other tricks).
- (BugFix) IsRunning bug: starting multiple istances of an application,
at the second run IsRunning is set to False, so, on the third (fith,
seventh, etc.) run, the Launcher is executed as was the first one.
- (BugFix) Single Launcher bug: if the X-Launcher.cfg file is not
properly set, the temporary folders are overwritten.
- (BugFix) Java applications bug: with Java applications, the RunAfter
section was not correctly processed if multiple Java (istances or
applications) was executed.
- (BugFix) RunWait=false bug: using this option, the temporary
folders were not deleted.
- (BugFix) ShowSplash bug: on Vista and Win2000, the Splash Screen
was not visualized.
- (BugFix) WriteToReg: the "%%" string was written as "%"
on the .reg file.
- (BugFix) MultipleIstance=false (with Java) bug: used with Java
programs, this parameter did not work correctly.
- (BugFix) IsClosing bug: restart of an application was inhibited if the
previous instance was still performing close operations (for obsolete or
very slow operative systems).
- (BugFix) Network address bug: the launcher was not able to resolve
network address.
- (Improvement) New features Local AppData and Local Settings: allows
the launcher to work on folders
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings and
C:\Documents and Settings\USER\Local Settings\Application Data.
- (Improvement) Graphics: modified Splash Screen and main icon.