# Taskbar Launcher

Taskbar Launcher is a small Windows tray launcher for folders, applications, scripts, files, and nested menus.

## Features

- System tray launcher
- Global hotkey, default `Ctrl+Alt+Space`
- Search/filter in the launcher popup
- Nested menus and drag/drop ordering in Settings
- Per-item icon and display mode
- Automatic icon selection from app/folder targets
- Portable `config.json`
- Backup/restore config
- Optional Start with Windows shortcut
- Windows light/dark theme support

## Project Layout

```text
TaskbarLauncher/
  App.xaml
  MainWindow.xaml
  Models/
  Services/
  Views/
  Tools/
  docs/
  builds/        generated locally, ignored by Git
```

## Build

Requires the .NET 10 SDK on the developer machine.

```powershell
dotnet build
```

## Release

Create the small framework-dependent release package:

```powershell
.\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1
```

Create a self-contained package that does not require users to install .NET:

```powershell
.\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1 -SelfContained
```

Release zips are written to:

```text
builds/releases/
```

## Config Files

`config.json` is local runtime data and is ignored by Git. Keep your personal launcher menu there for testing.

`config.example.json` is a public-safe sample config for documentation and reference. New users do not need to copy it; if `config.json` is missing, the app creates a clean starter config on first run.

Personal test configs should stay in `config.json`; release packages do not include it unless the release script is run with `-IncludeCurrentConfig`.

## Versioning

The app version is controlled in `TaskbarLauncher.csproj`.

Recommended release flow:

1. Update `<Version>` in `TaskbarLauncher.csproj`.
2. Commit the change.
3. Run `.\Tools\New-TaskbarLauncherRelease.ps1`.
4. Tag the release, for example `v1.0.1`.
5. Upload the generated zip to Gitea Releases.