private void LoadTiles()
{
//load text file from "\Users\{username}\LaunchPad\Apps.text"
//i also place LaunchPad.exe, and its icons, in \Users\{username}\LaunchPad (not required though)
//Apps.text is a single-text-line-per-entry, pipe-separated file, of the format:
// Title|IconPath|ExecutablePath|ExecutableArguments|WorkingDirectory
//Arguments and WorkingDir are optional, other values are required.
string launchPadDir = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("USERPROFILE") + "\\LaunchPad\\";
string[] tileData = File.ReadAllLines(launchPadDir + "Apps.text");
for (var i = 0; i < tileData.Length; i++)
{
string curr = tileData[i].Trim();
if (curr.Length > 0)
{
string[] components = curr.Split(new char[] { '|' });
if (components.Length > 2)
{
TileApp newApp = new TileApp();
newApp.Title = components[0];
newApp.Icon = Image.FromFile(launchPadDir + components[1]);
newApp.Executable = components[2];
if (components.Length > 3)
{
newApp.Arguments = components[3];
}
if (components.Length > 4)
{
newApp.WorkingDir = components[4];
}
tileApps.Add(newApp);
}
}
}
}
private void frmMain_MouseClick(object sender, MouseEventArgs e)
{
Hide();
//blank areas...
int tileXOff = (e.X - offsetX) % tilePadSize; if (tileXOff > tileSize)
{
return;
}
int tileYOff = (e.Y - offsetY) % tilePadSize; if (tileYOff > (tileSize + 16))
{
return;
}
if ((e.X < offsetX) || (e.X > (Width - offsetX)))
{
return;
}
if ((e.Y < offsetY) || (e.Y > (Height - offsetY)))
{
return;
}
int tileX = ((e.X - offsetX) - tileXOff) / tilePadSize;
int tileY = ((e.Y - offsetY) - tileYOff) / tilePadSize;
int index = (tileY * nTilesX) + tileX;
if ((index < 0) || (index >= tileApps.Count))
{
return; //who knows how this would happen...
}
//launch selected tile
TileApp ta = tileApps[index];
System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo psi = new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo();
psi.FileName = ta.Executable;
psi.Arguments = ta.Arguments;
psi.WorkingDirectory = ta.WorkingDir;
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(psi);
}