Open Menu+ Planned Features

Planned Features

User Suggested - AutoRun specified favorites when Open Menu+ is opened.

User Suggested - Hierarchical menus in the Favorites view.

User Suggested - Allow a filter to be set to only include certain files in the Programs View.

User Suggested - Global Hotkey support to open programs/webpages/files with a key combination.

Search Commands such as "uu" to shut down. This will more closely match the functionality of the Windows Start Menu.

Provide internet search option to search bar.

Allow user-definable custom folders to search through.

Add optional confirmation dialog when user selects shut down or restart.

An item to close Open Menu+ Portable and eject the portable drive automatically

An integrated skin management system for downloading and installing skins from within the program.

Allow user to close all applications opened by Open Menu+ Portable (In order to more easily eject your USB drive.)

Implemented Features

Drastically improve the speed of the quick search.

Get rid of dependency on proprietary program to handle power commands.

Support multiple languages.

Set the opacity of the Windows Taskbar.

User Suggested - An easy way to rename the drive and change the icon. (Portable Version Only)

User Suggested - Some way to stop the search feature and allow use of the main buttons again without reopening the menu. (Press Escape from the search bar.)

Comments

Anonymous

Would it be possible to add global hotkeys support for launching some programs, close/eject cdrom door, empty recycle bin, volume up/down/mute?

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:55

Anonymous

Very very usefull feauture would be to let to use some filters in search option, like *.exe, *.com...
Anyway it is great software.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:55

Anonymous

A little completion. Very usefull would be to apply the filter *.exe, *.com... in the view of programm folders. So only executable files would be shown. Because naw it is like a little explorer window and it is not very clear view.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:56

Anonymous

It would be very useful to be able to customize the interface by being able to build our program list from scratch by placing only what we like in it. Also, being able to remove the buttons on the bottom and/or customize them would be useful.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:56

Anonymous

I noticed that when using this with USB drive this opens a bit slow. To speed it up, I thought maybe using a method of hiding used in Virtuawin or Deskwin might help.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:56

Anonymous

This could use some populating options to quickly add both installed and portable programs to the list of applications.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:56

Anonymous

How about making apps the default programs only while this program is running? This could be an option for each program so it can be set up for different file types.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:57

Anonymous

Great software.
Sugestion : Create configurable submenus under favorites where user can put programs. Something like the "Portable Start Menu" program. It would be perfect.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:57

Anonymous

A way to not have it try to access the network each time it starts. A timed fade out so the menu disappears again after a while so you don't have to hit the toolbar (in portable mode at least)

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:57

Anonymous

Oh, and a WIDER options screen instead of taller, I can't see the ok button at the bottm of the screen because the window is too tall.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:57

Anonymous

Does Open Menu+ have Unicode support? If not, are there plans to implement it? If there are plans to do so, what is the timeline on such implementation?

Thanks!

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:58

Anonymous

start with windows.
icone size more small.
unconfigured hard drive still present.
defaut startup with the favoris.
add prog from programe files.

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:58

Steve Howard

Button or link, etc.. to open the default Windows Start Menu to use or change for any reason.
Ability to drag & drop entries just as is possible with the default Start Menu
Ability to change font and sizes on any component in Open Menu.
Something like hints for main buttons at bottom for skins with no text on buttons
An ability to adjust width and height of the Open Menu window, to allow more icons in
the window beyound what can be done ajusting size of the icons.
The ability to remember the last selection such as Program, Computer, etc.. is nice. It would
be helpful if a default selection could be selected to always show on showing the menu.

I've tried many Start Menu replacements but I find "Open Menu+" by far the best for my needs.
A great Job!

Thanks,

Steve Howard

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:59

Anonymous

Using arrow keys and Enter instead of mouse clicking, after program search

Monday 20 April 2009, 05:59

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