F10 Launch Studio 1.5.1 review

F10 Launch Studio is the premier launch management suite for Mac OS X.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 3767K Developer: Chronos Buy Now Price: $29.00 Updated: 02 May 2006

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F10 Launch Studio is the premier launch management suite for Mac OS X. Its patent pending design delivers an extraordinarily fast and efficient way to launch applications and documents.
It will literally change the way you use your computer by streamlining the most commonly performed task: launching. Launch applications and documents without knowing where they're located.
F10 Launch Studio's ground-breaking Auto-Discovery feature will even search your hard disk and intelligently categorize all your applications. Plus, the built-in Application Switcher makes it a breeze to switch between running programs using a simple hot key.

Here are some key features of "F10 Launch Studio":
Instant & Ergonomic Activation
Press the F10 hot key to activate the Launch Pad if your hands are already on the keyboard
User-definable hot keys
Move the mouse into a hot corner to activate if your hand is already on the mouse
User-definable hot corners and delay
Keyboard and mouse navigation of files on a page and the Launch Pad
Unobtrusive Launch Pad
Appears only when needed
Completely disappears when done
Transparent nature keeps you in touch with activity behind it
Provides maximum screen space for launching
Chameleon Filter
Type short abbreviations to quickly launch files
Adaptive algorithm learns from abbreviations you type
No setup required, it learns as you use the software
Launch files with just a few keystrokes
Auto-Discovery II
Automatic and intelligent categorization of applications
No need to know where applications are stored to use them
User-definable categories
Automatically detects and categorizes newly installed applications
Option to download and install new intelligent categorization databases from Chronos
Reduces burdensome setup required by other launchers
Quickly Switch Between Running Applications
Press the Option-Tab hot key to switch
Press the Control-Tab hot key to switch & hide
User-definable switch hot key
User-definable switch & hide hot key
Option to bring one window forward or all windows forward when switching
Launch Pad Customization
View files as Icons or as a List
Real-time resizing of icons in Icon mode including jumbo size icons
Real-time resizing of columns in List mode
Sort by row or column
Sort indicator shows how page is presently sorted
Option to rearrange icons without sorting
Background transparency & color preferences
Cell transparency & color preferences
Icon transparency preference
Filename font, font size, font color preferences
Option to not display filename in Icon mode
Other
Option to check for updates to the software.
Limitations:
30-day trial.

What's New:
The software is now a "universal binary" so it will run natively on Intel-based Macs as well as PowerPC-based Macs.
Fixed problem with the Filter text field not being selected when F10 Launch Studio is invoked after the computer is restart.
Made minor changes to the about box in the F10 Launch Studio preference pane.