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 +**⚠️ v4.0 UI Transition Notice - In Process:**
 +//The release of Total Launcher v4.0 has introduced significant user interface changes. Please note that this 
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 ======  Launcher Actions  ====== ======  Launcher Actions  ======
  
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 There are 2 demo icons on the top menu in this image for visitors to use in this ui tour: There are 2 demo icons on the top menu in this image for visitors to use in this ui tour:
-  - {{:ui:ui-icon_action.webp?25}} - Action - This allows the user to link a selected object's action ... what happens when the object is tapped or swiped. +  - {{ui:ui-icon_action-v4.webp?25}} - Action - This allows the user to link a selected object's action ... what happens when the object is tapped or swiped. 
-  - {{:ui:ui-icon_option.webp?25}} - Option - This provides for the customization of the //selected// object. This ui tour can not show the actual object changes, but will expose each visitor to what is available, what each dialog element can cause to happen, and what happens to navigation once selected.+  - {{ui:ui-icon_option-v4.webp?25}} - Option - This provides for the customization of the //selected// object. This ui tour can not show the actual object changes, but will expose each visitor to what is available, what each dialog element can cause to happen, and what happens to navigation once selected.
  
 ==== Text ==== ==== Text ====
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 The initial characters "Text" will be modified by any launcher action dialog which offers a specific user input. The initial characters "Text" will be modified by any launcher action dialog which offers a specific user input.
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-Of course, the text elements of all these Launcher actions can be changed with the object selected and entering Option Edit mode. To see this in the ui demo click [[ui-graphic-selection-text-default|here]] and scroll to the Option area for instructions. Text gives a physical screen presence to this launcher action but it could be hidden with an enabled tap to that screen area (or other object) which would result in the launcher action (see [[:howto:howto-object-hiding|Object Hiding]]). Also a launcher gesture could be used to initiate the action (see [[:section:section-gestures|gestures]]).+Of course, the text elements of all these Launcher actions can be changed with the object selected and entering Option Edit mode. To see this in the ui demo click [[ui-graphic-selection-text-default|here]] and scroll to the Option area for instructions. Text gives a physical screen presence to this launcher action but it could be "hidden" with a launcher gesture if the object was contained within a window (see [[:section:section-gestures|gestures]]).
  
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 ==== Open window by name ==== ==== Open window by name ====
-  * The open window named by the user in {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-window_by_name_open-dialog.webp?linkonly|this dialog}} for this launcher action setting will be opened. Note when creating a window, a title is requested. That is the name to be used in this action and it //must// match (no blank spaces, only underscores). It is unusual that the developer requires character entry of the window name in lieu of providing a dialog with the existing names listed (as done for the launcher action ''Close a window'').+  * The open window named by the user in {{ui:ui-launcher_action-window_open_by_name-dialog-v4.webp?linkonly|this dialog}} for this launcher action setting will be opened. Note when creating a window, a title is requested. That is the name to be used in this action and it //must// match (no blank spaces, only underscores). It is unusual that the developer requires character entry of the window name in lieu of providing a dialog with the existing names listed (as done for the launcher action ''Close a window'').
  
 ==== Close the topmost window or folder ==== ==== Close the topmost window or folder ====
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 ==== Open tag ==== ==== Open tag ====
-  * Tap to open a pre-selected tagged group of apps, windows, or folders. An example of that dialog is {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-tag_open-dialog.webp?linkonly|here}} showing both the built-in and user-created tags together. Tags can be user-created and assigned within app widgets with built-in tags available for the user to manage at ''Launcher options > Behavior > App drawer > Built-in tags''. For additional discussion see [[section:section-tags|Tags]].+  * Tap to open a pre-selected tagged group of apps, windows, or folders. An example of that dialog is {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-tag_open-dialog.webp?linkonly|here}} showing both the built-in and user-created tags together. Tags can be user-created and assigned within app widgets with built-in tags available for the user to manage at ''Launcher options > Behavior > App drawer > Built-in tags''. 
  
 ==== App search ==== ==== App search ====
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 ==== Brightness level ==== ==== Brightness level ====
-  * Again, this is a discreet setting for a specific level of **screen brightness** (value from 0-100). It is //not// a variable slider. It could easily be used to set indoor-daytime, outdoor, or bedtime setting levels but would require 3 objects or a separate gesture for each setting. When selecting this launcher action, the setting dialog opens to this {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-brightness_level-slide_set.webp?linkonly|brightness level dialog}}. //Permission required: Allow modifying system settings.//+  * Again, this is a discreet setting for a specific level of **screen brightness** (value from 0-100). It is //not// a variable slider. It could easily be used to set indoor-daytime, outdoor, or bedtime setting levels but would require 3 objects or a separate gesture for each setting. When selecting this launcher action, the setting dialog opens to this {{ui:ui-launcher_action-brightness_level-slide_set-v4.webp?linkonly|brightness level dialog}}. //Permission required: Allow modifying system settings.//
  
 ==== Media volume level ==== ==== Media volume level ====
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 ==== Play a sound ==== ==== Play a sound ====
-  * This launcher action could //play// right into the hands of a good setup designer ... choose any sound from the launcher's [[section:section1-2-d_understanding_resources|Resources]] Sound library and it's good to go. Although this action links a single audio file to the target object, the launcher offers its [[ui-option-action_tap|Tap-on-Action]] of five results based on object activation (tap, and swipes left, right, up, or down). So the results can be creative. The user will select the specific object's sound from the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-play_sound-selection.webp?200&linkonly|dialog}}.+  * This launcher action could //play// right into the hands of a good setup designer ... choose any sound from the launcher's [[section:section-resources|Resources]] Sound library and it's good to go. Although this action links a single audio file to the target object, the launcher offers its [[ui-option-action_tap|Tap-on-Action]] of five results based on object activation (tap, and swipes left, right, up, or down). So the results can be creative. The user will select the specific object's sound from the {{:ui:ui-launcher_action-play_sound-selection.webp?200&linkonly|dialog}}.
  
 ==== Launch browser ==== ==== Launch browser ====