RNS:: Hi-Launcher version history

	New in version 3.5:
	New Toggle item - "Keylights" - toggles keyboard lights on Treo and Centro smartphones. Menu items can now be cut, copied, and pasted in the "Design the Menu" screen. The "URL" item does no longer relaunch Blazer if it was already running. Option to sort Menu items alphabetically by caption in the "Design the Menu" screen. Supports various lock modes provided by TealLock (www.tealpoint.com). A menu icon added to the "Design the Menu" screen. Bugfix - the Menu was not always painted correctly in non-color screen modes. Bugfix - transparency was ignored in case of some applications' icons. Bugfix - caused problems when alerts popup instead of the Menu and the trigger is press-and-hold. Bugfix - invisible items were not highlighted in a proper way. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 3.4:
	Direct Preferences Panels launching! New item - "HotSync L." - initiate the HotSync operation using the connection method that was used last time (useful for syncing via Bluetooth or WiFi). Menu navigation with side buttons of Treo 650 and newer. The "Auto-Off" state is now automatically restored after a soft reset. More capacious "Caption", "URL", and "Dial" input fields. Enhanced "Double trigger-press" functionality. New "Double trigger-press" action: "Recent App." - go to the recently running application. Changes made in the "Exclusions" screen are applied immediately. Bugfix - camera preview overlaid the Menu on Treo 680 and newer. Bugfix - the Center button of the 5-Way Navigator did not work as a "Press-and-hold" trigger. Bugfix - hard buttons of Palm LifeDirve did not work correctly as a Recent App. trigger. Bugfix - Recent Application was not recorded if it was launched with the "Find" system feature. Bugfix - the "Toggle Backlight" option did not work properly on color Treo devices. Bugfix - the "Brightness" item now displays the correct "Adjust Brightness" dialog on Treo 650 and newer. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 3.3:
	New item - "Redial" - perfect for creating redial lists (containing most recent calls) on Treo smartphones! Configurable double trigger-press action - pressing the trigger again over the Menu can: hide the Menu, select Menu item, launch the default launcher, or perform the default action for the trigger. More high resolution graphics: application icons and the setup screens. Bugfix - the Phone application was not launched if a phone call was answered when Hi-Launcher's Menu was visible. Fixed power on functionality if a hard button is set as trigger on Treo devices. Added names of the new Treo 680 buttons. Bugfix - the "URL" item did not work from the destination application. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 3.2:
	New Toggle item - "Radio" - toggles radio wireless mode on Treo smartphones. Bugfix - could crash while launching DA's (Desk Accessories) over some applications. Fixed compatibility with VersaMail. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 3.1:
	Menus are saved together with their Frame and Contents properties. The "Save" dialog uses the previously loaded Menu's name by default. Smoother "Mosaic" animation. Significant program size reduction (by 30K) due to code optimization.

	New in version 3.0:
	Menus saving and loading. "Toggle Hi-Launcher on/off" commands for faster Hi-Launcher activation/deactivation. Menu items can be made invisible. The phone number picker (for the "Dial" items) now also fills in the "Caption" field. Fixed compatibility with TapWave Zodiac. Bugfix - could crash on switching to card applications from certain applications (e.g. from Blazer on palmOne Treo). Bugfix - the Menu could immediately hide on palmOne Tungsten|T3 and Tungsten|T5. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 2.9:
	New item type - "Dial" - dials a predefined phone number. Perfect for smartphones - organize your contacts in a hierarchical order by adding them to your Hi-Launcher's Menu! Option+character support for Menu shortcuts on palmOne Treo devices. Fixed compatibility with FontSmoother by Alexander Pruss. Other minor changes...

	New in version 2.8:
	Smaller Menu sizes available - now more items can fit in each menu. Treo 650 "customizable button" support. Fixed compatibility with RNS:: TreoSelecText. Minor enhancements and bugfixes...

	New in version 2.7:
	5-Way Navigator support on palmOne Treo 650 and palmOne Tungsten|T5. Bugfix - could freeze when an alert popped-up over the Menu, with the "Persistent selection/highlight" option enabled.

	New in version 2.6:
	Option to load a Sample Menu instead of designing a Menu manually. New item type - "URL" - goes to a predefined URL. This may be a website address, an e-mail address or any other protocol that is registered in your PDA. Option to force one item to be initially selected/highlighted in a menu. Treo 600 Keyguard's lock is now respected. Treo 600 specific buttons' behavior fixed. On-screen Keyboard automatically pops up if the edited text in the "Design the Menu" screen does not fit its field. Palm Portable Keyboard support. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 2.5:
	Significant speed optimization on Palm OS 5 handhelds. New Special item - "Reminders" - pops up the system window that lists reminders, attentions, and alarms. New Special item - "Graffiti" - pops up the Graffiti or Graffiti 2 reference dialog. Option to show hidden applications in lists. Bugfix - could crash on returning to card applications after locking a handheld, etc. Bugfix - hard buttons did not work properly on Palm Tungsten|W. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 2.4:
	New Toggle item - "Network" - toggles network connections on/off. Option to show the percentage of free memory in the "Memory" Status item. "Tap through submenus" option - walk through submenus with a single tap. Customizable "Tap/Press-and-hold" delay for the triggers. Bottom/Right screen bases for the triggers - especially for devices with a slider (e.g. the Tungstens). Extended drawing area support (HiRes+, 320x480) in Setup screens. RGB color picker option in the background, text, and frame color pickers. Application lists now don't show hidden applications. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 2.3:
	Garmin iQue 3600 buttons support. Kyocera's "OK" button support. Even more enhanced 5-Way Navigator functionality. Bugfix - the Menu could immediately hide on Sony Clie PEG-TH55. Bugfix - did not detect backlight state on Handspring Treo 600. Bugfix - the "Item Properties" form could cause crashes on Tapwave Zodiac. Bugfix - "Recent App." items did not always store the right application on Palm OS 5 handhelds. Bugfix - Desk Accessories could sometimes freeze on exiting. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 2.2:
	New Toggle item - "Bluetooth" - toggles the Bluetooth radio on/off to save battery. Requires BtToggle from Whizoo. New Special item - "Soft Reset" - performs a soft reset. Enhanced 5-Way Navigator functionality. Compatible with Uninstall Manager from NorthGlide. Bugfix - some Special items were not launched with triggers set to their functionality. Bugfix - card applications were not launched if their icon was set not to be displayed.

	New in version 2.1:
	Option to disable Hi-Launcher in selected applications (the triggers will no longer interfere with games, etc.). Bugfix - crashed if the Menu contained a no longer existing application. Bugfix - progress bar display problems while loading large card applications. Bugfix - battery voltage indicator could display inaccurate values.

	New in version 2.0:
	Card Applications launching (VFS support)! Desk Accessories launching (DA support)! New Status item - "Battery" - shows battery power in volts or percent. New Status item - "Memory" - shows total, used, or free RAM memory sizes in kilobytes. New Status item - "Date/Time" - shows date, time, or day of week. New Special item - "HotSync M." - initiate the HotSync operation using modem. Option to disable showing of particular items' icons. Option to always restore the original (system) color palette for the time of showing the Menu. "Menu" button support on Treo 600. Behavior fixed when the "Home" silk-screen icon or the "Power" button is the trigger. Bugfix - did not work during a phone call on Treo 600. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 1.1:
	Graffiti/Keyboard shortcuts - each item can have a character assigned for faster execution. "Exclude from Recent" option. Stroke triggers may now be defined anywhere on the screen (not only in the silk-screen area). New Special item - "Menu" - pop-up the system menu. New Special item - "Auto-Off" - toggle the "Auto-Off" setting. New Special item - "Sys. Sound" - toggle the "System Sound" setting. The highlight remains over the same item after entering and leaving its submenu. Option to disable showing of the default icon if an application's icon is not available. 5-Way Rocker support (Treo 600). 5-Way Navigation Key support (Xplore G18). Bugfix - the width of a menu could be wrongly calculated with the "Reverse Recent Apps sort order" option checked if it contained several "Recent App." items using different "Bold font" settings. Bugfix - the "Menu Design" and "Frame" screens did not refresh after picking a color in the 16-bit display mode. Bugfix - some hard buttons and silk-screen icons could not be made triggers on some Palm OS 5 handhelds. Bugfix - Graffiti State Indicator could overlay the Menu. Bugfix - "Pen q out of sync" errors could appear on some Palm OS 5 handhelds. Bugfix - toggling the Dynamic Input Area visibility (HiRes+) caused Menu display problems. Other minor enhancements, features, bugfixes...

	New in version 1.0:
	First release.

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