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yobuddy

SimTools v2 - Launcher v2.0

This is a Single-Click Launcher for the SimTools library of applications.

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    yobuddy Well-Known Member Staff Member Moderator SimAxe Beta Tester SimTools Developer Gold Contributor

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    yobuddy submitted a new resource:

    SimTools v2 - Launcher v2.0 - This is a Single-Click Launcher for the SimTools library of applications.

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    yobuddy, Jan 8, 2018
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    Oh thank you...nice to be able to easily get going rather than starting multiple apps one by one!
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    Great!!!, it's very useful
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    Can your launcher be launched or made to be launched by another program when it starts @yobuddy?
    BlazinH, Jan 9, 2018
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    BlazinH Well-Known Member

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    Nevermind @yobuddy. I failed to read this, "Configure it on first launch. (Check what you want to launch and close the app) Then Double Click it again to launch selected apps." :cheers
    BlazinH, Jan 9, 2018
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    @BlazinH
    I don't see why it would not.
    Install the config file found at "C:\Users\(you user name)\AppData\Local\SimTools_Launcher".
    And it will startup what is set to true.
    It's only when everything is false (nothing to launch), that it will show the settings screen.

    Maybe be better to document how i did it thou, as it sounds like you want to do this also?
    And there is a better way I believe.
    yobuddy
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    Thanks for the quick reply. I'll just use the shell function to launch it. I suppose my program will lose focus but that's not a problem. :thumbs
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    BlazinH, Jan 9, 2018
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    I don't think you will loose focus even.
    Should work just fine.
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    Any plan to add a way to stop launched apps (adding a -kill param or something like this ?). Could be usefull when playing with add/update/remove plugins.
    Would then replace my powershell that starts/stops everything.
    I really like the "no notification". Is there a way to remove them when launching "normally" gameengine and gamemanager ?

    V.
    vthinsel, Jan 14, 2018
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    @vthinsel,
    No, I had not thought about that to be honest.
    I don't mind sharing the source thou, should you want to make your own version?

    Add the argument "-Silent" on launch.
    yobuddy
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    Thanks for the Silent option . Any other usefull command line options ? ;)
    I'd be happy to contribute to the tool. thanks.

    Vincent
    vthinsel, Jan 15, 2018
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    Not at this time buddy.
    yobuddy, Jan 15, 2018
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    @yobuddy

    If the game manager runs before the game engine, or if the timing is not correct, there may be an error.

    If Windows takes a long time to boot, the symptoms are more pronounced.

    Please note that this is not always the case.

    One way is to enter the execution sequence and timing manually.
    Mu-KwangKim, Apr 15, 2018
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    The SimTools launcher is pretty much just a multi-app shortcut.
    The startup order does not matter and I have never seen an error with.
    What is happening over there @Mu-KwangKim?
    yobuddy
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    @yobuddy
    Before I started using the launcher, I used it by registering it with the Windows startup program.

    At that time, I noticed that if the game manager is executed first than the game engine, there may be an error.

    .net related error occasionally, There was a case where the game engine was not recognized.

    Oh dear... After using the launcher, the frequency of errors decreased, but it was just luck. hahaha.
    Mu-KwangKim, Apr 16, 2018
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    finally no more manual start of the Game Manager and the Game Dash ... The Game Engine I prefer to start manually, cause I don't wanna let the rig move around that much on every restart.
    Ralf Blees, Sep 29, 2019
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    Would be nice if there was an easy way to reconfigure what you want launched after the initial setup. I think you can do it by changing the config file mentioned higher up in the thread, but having another small utility that has a GUI to change those could be nice.
    Map63Vette, Mar 16, 2021
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    Hi Buddy,
    Simply Hold down the Shift key on the keyboard when you double click the Launcher to bring up the configuration menu.
    Take care,
    yobuddy
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    Ah, that's simple and effective, lol. Thanks!
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