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Shortcut/Link to Programs or Settings?

Hi,
For my app launcher, I want to add a link to "Programs" and "Settings" from the start menu.
I tried fexplore.exe \windows\start menu\programs, but this does not open with the same large icon look as when started from the start menu.
Can someone please let me know how to do this?
Thanks in advance!

What launcher are you using?

Ultimate Launcher

[Q]

Is there a way to re-add the application menu? Normally I click on an icon that looks something like a grid of 4 squares to get to my entire list of applications. I can then drag the icons for these to one of my main screens. What do you do if this "4 square" button is gone? How do I get to my list of applications? (I can still manage my applications).
summitflier

summitflier said:
Is there a way to re-add the application menu? Normally I click on an icon that looks something like a grid of 4 squares to get to my entire list of applications. I can then drag the icons for these to one of my main screens. What do you do if this "4 square" button is gone? How do I get to my list of applications? (I can still manage my applications).
summitflier
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wouldn't it depend on the type of ROM your running? on CM7 I would hold down on the home screen, add "Launcher Actions", click "Open/close App Drawer".

[Q] Shortcuts Toolbar

After doing a Regular Search and Advanced Search and not finding an answer I'm sorry to say I have to ask for help.
When we take the stylist out you can have it set so that the "Shortcuts Toolbar" slides out on the right hand side.
I'm using Apex Launcher but also have Go Launcher EX, Nova, and TouchWiz available, if one of those would be a better choice for me.
How do I change/customize the shortcuts in the shortcuts toolbar to something I would prefer?
Is there a way to activate the shortcut toolbar without removing stylist?
Thank you for any and all help you might be able to give.

With the current firmware these are not changeable, nor can you open this without taking the s-pen out. You can change what happens when you remove the Pen, IE one of the apps in the menu can open automatically or nothing can happen, but you can't change the listed apps there.

Nirvana388, Thank you very much for your help or should I say confirmation of what I had unfortunately figured out.

Yea definitely disappointing would love to customize that and save myself an extra home screen panel.

My shortcuts toolbar is missing. im using the original rom but when i take s pen out the shortcuts toolbar doesnt slide out. Please help me.
Galaxy note 10.1

Not the same... but
Have you tried Sidebar app from play store?
I find the shortcut toolbar a bit of waste being there if you can't change the apps in the list ..
but give Sidebar a try.. it just works..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2165163

New widget select layout in next android versions

Has anyone noticed that current 'widget' select layout is annoying? I mean if you need some apps widget that starts with 'Q' or smthng like that you need to scroll scroll scroll scroll scroll.... TOTALLY USELESS!
Far more better would be if in the widget selection menu there would be each app folder organised(3x4 for example), and then in the selected app folder all the widgets app developers has been made.... I mean that each app has its own widget folder then you go into the folder and THEN choose one of dosens of the widget sizes not like now that all the given widgets are in 'one' page and its hard to find and oriantate...
It would arrange the widget mess if you have lots of apps that does have widgets and you dont have to scroll like mad to get to your needed widget!
What are you thinking about this topic?
Maybe we could somehow whisper the idea to 'android' side?

Chrome bookmarks. Stupidly inconvenient?

Chrome..is there a way to shortcut my entire bookmaks list through 1 home screen icon? Im sick of going through the dots bookmark thing everytime i want to see a new site.
I used to use Cmarks before Google blocked the Api

With Nova launcher, yes.
(Using it for DuckDuckGo; no reason it cannot be done for Chrome)

Is it like a widget in the launcher?

pump142 said:
Is it like a widget in the launcher?
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Nope.
Just like a normal single icon on home screen (for the folder inside which are the shortcuts).
You can modify the icon for the main folder icon & the inside shortcut icons as you please.
Several shortcuts can be saved this way with either horizontal card panning or vertical scroll of shortcuts; background colour & transparency adjustable.

So that's close to what I've done as a temp. A folder with shortcuts in it. Cmarks was glorious cuz it had everything in a nice tight list and syncd with Google bookmarks automatically. It was like you bookmarks bar in 1 icon. I so miss this functionality.