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PyLaunchy 0.8.0 was released.
This version includes a new plugin - PyDiry, and some bug fixes.

The documentation website was also updated - http://pylaunchy.sourceforge.net.

Main highlights of this release:

• Added PyDiry plugin
• Fixed two crash bugs
• Improved documentation

Full change log for this version:

Version 0.8.0:

* Added PyDiry plugin
* Fixed crash while typing immediately after launching an item (bug 2059362)
* Fixed crash when options GUI was active
* Fixed launchy.runProgram() not working (bug 2070086)
* Improved documentation and added FAQ
* Rearranged project structure

pylaunchy is an extension to Launchy's (www.launchy.net) plugin system that allows developing Launchy plugins in the Python language.

This version includes bug fixes, as well as documentation in the install package.

The documentation website was also updated - http://pylaunchy.sourceforge.net.

Main highlights of this release:

* pygo-y now works even if pywin32 is not installed
* Scripts directory is relative to Launchy's directory
* Changed PyWebIndex to keep the database in Launchy's config path
* Added and updated documentation... [read more](/p/pylaunchy/news/2008/08/pylaunchy-076-released-/)

The website was updated to include plugins documentation and more examples.
Visit it at http://pylaunchy.sourceforge.net/

This version includes support for the new PyWebIndex plugin and some bug fixes.

Full change log for this version:

Version 0.7.5:

* Plugins are no longer created twice (bug 2062663)
* Plugins are no longer deleted each time a MSG_LOAD_PLUGINS (100) message arrives
* Added sip to installer (bug 2059352)
* Added <Launchy>\plugins\python\lib directory
* New launchy module function: getLibPath()
* Added pywebindex and pyverby
* Changed __main__ to fix problem with BeautifulSoup
* Exported function: InputData::getLabels

Changes for this version:

Version 0.7.2:

* Added CatItem::lowName to interface
* Removed most of CatItem constructors

Version 0.7.1

* PyQt4 QtGui is now part of the distribution
* Added documentation
* Added hasDialog() to launchy.Plugin
* Removed getIcon() from launchy.Plugin
* Fix in pygo-y for Unicode problem

Version 0.7.0

* PyQt4 QtCore is now part of the distribution
* Exported Launchy's QSettings using PyQt4. It can be accessed with launchy.settings
* Added experimental support for GUI, using PyQt4
* Started documentation project at http://pylaunchy.sourceforge.net
* Added pygo-y readme

A new version of PyLaunchy was released, the major changes are:

• Each script plugin is now a real Launchy plugin.
• Script plugins can be loaded/unloaded dynamically through the Options dialog
• Improved Python API for script plugins, now it is closer to the Launchy Plugin API, and almost the same.
• Scripts only need to register their plugin class, not an instance.

To install, simply download and run PyLaunchy-0.6.1.exe.... read more