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Description
*The SAO Utils Project is NOT a RM project.SAO Utils is free, clean, and no ADs ...forever!
Link 1: Download SAO Utils
Link 2: NERvSDK Repository
The SAO Utils is a Sword Art Online Look'n'Feel application launcher with variety of powerful utilities.
Its pluggable architecture allows you, the developer, to add any kind of plug-ins to the core program.
That's the reason why it was named as "SAO Utils"
Here're some highlight features of Beta 1:
1.The 3D Launcher and Startup Animation.
2.Quick Image Preview.
3.Drag&Drop Menu Editing.
4.GGO Theme.
5.And More, please watch the DEMO Video and download it
Any advice would be most welcome, and you can report bugs HERE .
Your ideas could help us to make SAO Utils better XD
Have Fun!
*Many thanks to darkblackswords' SAO font project .
Change Log
2015.12.11 – Beta 1 Update 1
2015.09.04 – New Plug-ins
2015.08.23 – Beta 1
Notes
2015-12-11 Beta 1 Update 1 released.
2015-11-14 Progress of web browsing.
2015-10-01 NERvSDK 0.2.0 updated.
2015-09-01 NERvSDK released.
2015-08-23 Beta 1 released.
2014-10-01 Alpha2 Hotfix4 released.
2014-07-09 Alpha2 Hotfix3 released.
2014-02-04 Alpha2 Hotfix2 released.
2013-11-09 Alpha2 Hotfix1 released.
2013-10-05 Alpha2 released.
2013-08-25 Alpha1 Hotfix7 released.
2013-08-09 Breathing effect & control test.
2013-07-07 3D Testing.
2013-05-02 Alpha1 Hotfix6 released.
2013-04-17 Bug Tracker is online.
2013-04-13 Alpha1 Hotfix5 released.
2013-03-29 Alpha1 Hotfix4 released.
2013-03-19 Alpha1 Hotfix3 released.
2013-03-16 Upload video to Niconico.
2013-03-13 Alpha1 Hotfix2 released.
2013-03-11 Alpha1 Hotfix1 released.
2013-03-09 Alpha1 released.
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Comments: 415
Hello Again sir I would like to ask your for some advice on programming a launcher like this. coding tips, language to be used and some tricks that you will share is well appreciated and if you have some links for research or resources will be a great help.... your advice will really help me and my future goals thanks in advance sir!!! P.S. I'm a really great fan of this utils and i'm currently using it right now and i'm happy to know that its becoming better and better as the days pass by
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Hey princebardon, SAO Utils' launcher is consisting with just some layered windows!
&you can find every technology details about drawing a transparent window on MSDN :
msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/libra…windows/desktop/ms632598(v=vs.85).aspx#layered_win
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Thanks so much for the info!!! looking forward to SAO utils awesome development !!! more powers to you and your team
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Excuse me, I am more than sure you've received this question a million times before and I apologize if it's an annoyance for me to ask but, will SAO Utilities ever be available for the Mac?
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I'm sorry but mac version is not in plan because I don't have any mac devices
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is there a way to hide the quick launch circle when using a fullscreen program like a browser or playing games?
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you could disable this plug-in in the settings panel to hide it manually, but not automatically currently X(
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I'd like to ask some information on how to make the plugins? Is there any simple tutorial. If I only have the basics, I can do the rest. I program in C++, so I shouldn't have any difficulties, but just some hints. Also, I could make a French translation if you want to. I have some free time, so I don't mind. That would be a pleasure to do it.
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Thank you Psychocrysma, localization for SAO Utls is always welcome
But I'm sorry that plug-in platform is still under testing, so you can't develop plug-in for SAO Utils now...
SAO Utils is programmed in CPP, so we will release native C++ APIs in the future.
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Please please OH PLEASE MAKE THIS FOR MAC!!!
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Hi. I've been using your handy utility for a while and I've just signed up on this site just to make some suggestions.
- more icons to choose from would be nice
- option to lock the plugins in place so we don't accidentaly move them around
- color customization! Perhaps the most important because this would attract more people. You might think it wouldn't match with the SAO theme if it's some other color, but true SAO fans can choose to stick to the default while those who are new will have the option to freely customize.
- not being able to add/edit things in the Settings is weird. For example, I would've put a shutdown or sleep command under there, but since it's an 'Immortal object', I had to create a separate folder for these that could've gone under settings. Why not make only the Options/Help/Logout immortal instead of the whole folder?
I understand this is still under development, so take your time. These are simply my suggestions.
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Hey Sunset, you can still set it so you can shutdown or logout of the computer. yes it may be in a different place but it works all the same.
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Yes I know and I've been doing that.
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As a note to the bit about customization, in the light novels, it was said they could indeed customize their interfaces with colors and skins. So I think it'd be a good idea either way. :3
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Thank you for your advice, we'll do some UI adjustments a little later
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i can't find the demo on how to download it ... can you please help me ??
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It's in the bottom of my develop page, the "Download" section
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I can't find the demo video.. cab you recheck it again?
this looks cool, though
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what do you use to make the icons
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I use Fireworks to make icons, you can find my previous reply about how to create one
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Does the "Quick Launch" plugin have a option to stay in background? It's always on top of every program Q.Q
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Still using this, and still lovin' it!
However, I'm noticing with the latest hotfix, it pops up a LOT saying the gesture thing has recovered - I have NEVER experienced downtime with the gesture.
Seems to happen whenever I exit any fullscreen application from what I can see (only tested with youtube videos (no gesture downtime here) and "Loadout" (Steam version) so far though), and also whenever I exit a LibreOffice application. So far. 
As such, I have some suggestions for it!
1: An option to turn that popup off.
2: Integrate it into Cardinal/Yui instead.
(Also, SAO II woot!)
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Thank you for your advice, I'll do some adjustment in the next release XD
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Awesome! Keep up the good work!
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Correction: Not when I exit LibreOffice, but when I open it. Including new instances when I'm already running one.
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Hi,
Just a question. Apart from saying hi to me everytime I start the program (which is really nice), what else does YUI do?
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Currently YUI would just give you some advices about using SAO Utils as well as receiving announcement from us
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so i downloaded the update pack, so what should i do next? Click the SAO ultis in the pack itself or copy all the plugin to the main SAO ultis/
And yeah if i click in the ultis in the pack, it said i missing " libgcc.dll" how could i resolve this?
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you should exit the running programe, unzip everything from the hotfix package to your original SAO Utils folder. and you can also make a copy of launcher.xml for a backup to your menu.
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I have translated the .mo, but the language does not change.
Any way to change language?
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you can use the "systeminfo" command to know what language your windows is using, then make a folder in form xx_YY in the Langs folder of SAO Utils, put your ui.mo in the xx_YY folder, restart SAO Utils and see the changes
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The plugins don't seem to be working for me, is there a way to fix that? I have them all enabled, but they don't show up when I click on them.
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how about trying the latest version?
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They all seem to work fine now, thanks!
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Uhm, i have a problem with the "Link start" animation. It's only pop up once (the first time i click the application), and then it never pop up again no matter how much i try. How can i fix this?
(i tried log out and enter again but i won't work)
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The animation will be shown only once with the startup of the program (that's why it was called boot animation
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kuai.xunlei keeps redirecting me and the other link i click it and the download wont start it wont even pop up saying do u want to download
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just download it from my english develop page, links in the end of my article are all direct links.
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umm can i get a link to ur english develop page
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nvm i got it and downloaded it
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Hello! thanks for sharing this, is there a way I can load it on my desktop startup? like, is it possible for it to just appear on the desktop when I open my pc,? any option like that?
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oh nevermind, :3 hehe sorry! I restarted my pc it worked! thanks!
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The "Touch Friendly" option - does enabling that mean I can use my fingers to bring up the overlay? If so, what is the exact gesture to bring it up?
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you can bring up the launcher by setting the mouse gesture with "LMB + Slide Down" in the preference panel, and the "Touch Friendly" option enables you to use RMB click(which is a long press action for most tablet devices) to hide launcher or edit a icon.
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Ah k, thanks! I think I'll go forgo SAO Utils shortcut with the touchscreen - I rarely use the touchscreen on my laptop anyways, too innacurate -.-.
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Is there a way to have more than one catalog sub menu show up? Like, I want separate sub menus for my games, folders, etc...
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hi, each item in catalog menu or main menu can have a catalog menu, so you can arrange your games like:
(Main Menu)
| - games (Catalog Menu)
| - type 1 (List Menu)
| - game 1
| - game 2
| - type 2 (List Menu)
| - game 3
| - game 4
| - etc
&the startup animations may have a few problems with a integrated graphics currently, you can try about the patch about this issue here:
www.gpbeta.com/trac/view.php?i… (download the 20131106 zip)
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Thanks, that helped a lot. And the patch fixed the intro animation, but it's a bit laggy so i thinki'll leave it off.
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