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From: pauls101@mindspring.com
Subject: LaunchControl 1.1
Ever need to set an application's memory size higher to open a large
document? You'll need to find the application, do a Get Info and change
the size, then change it BACK when you quit.
Or, do you have several large programs that are set to use a lot of
memory? Whenever you need to use two of them at the same time, you go
through the same process to keep the first one from using the memory the
others need.
LaunchControl can do all this for you, and more, whenever you open an
application (even by clicking a document icon - you'll never need to
locate the application itself again.) Just hold down a hot key when
opening, and you'll get a dialog that lets you:
- Open at the minimum, maximum (the maximum size is displayed), or any
other size in between.
- Save the new size if you like.
- Cancel, if memory is too low and you don't want to wait for the
program to start up, quit and free up more memory, and start it again.
Version 1.1 adds the ability to change the modifier keys used to invoke
LaunchControl. (The default is the Control key, which conflicts
annoyingly with OS8's Contextual Menus.) this is done directly from the
LaunchControl dialog - no Control Panel required!
LaunchControl is fully functional $10 shareware. For more info and the
latest version, see