[fpc-pascal] Want to create a program launcher for Windows 11, suggestions please.

[Bo Berglund]

On Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:28:20 +0200, Bo Berglund via fpc-pascal
<fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:

>So I asked ChatGPT if it could provide some advice and it did actually do that.
>It built a new Lazarus project so it is a start anyway.
>
>But I am not through looking over the code it suggested, there are a number of
>errors caught by QuickCompile to sort out first before testing it...

To finish this thread up:
After a few iterations with ChatGPT I now have a fully working Lazarus project
for a ribbon style application launcher that can be placed anywhere on screen (I
have it at the upper edge).  It works essentially like the old QuickLaunch bar
did for starting my favourite apps.

It also has the ability to launch as admin if one right-click an icon (a pop-up
offers Run and Run as admin).

It is a pity though that one has to go through hoops like this in order to get
back functionality Microsoft rips away...


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Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden