Radian
  About
  Download
  Demonstration
  Screenshots
  Changelog

  Sourceforge Project
  Discussion Group

About

Radian is a simple radial application launcher. The interface is triggered by a continuous right-click and is divided into four slices. Each slice can be configured differently, currently supporting the following modes:
  • Custom - the slice will contain shortcuts manually dragged from existing shortcuts or files (from the Quick-Launch, Desktop, Start-Menu, Folder, etc...)
  • Quick Launch - shortcuts from Windows' Quick-Launch
  • Desktop - shortcut from Windows' Desktop
  • Recent Docs - recently opened documents
The right-click trigger resembles the right-click mechanism on many hand-held devices, allowing you to access the menu quickly without needing to scroll to a certain area on your screen. The menu can be loaded by right-clicking and holding anywhere on the screen. A special effort was made to make sure this feature doesn't get in the way of normal right-click usage.

Radian was created as a personal project to answer my personal requirements. The project is currently in it's early beta stages, and as it evolves I'll be adding more features and fixing different issues that arise.

Download

Radian v1.0.0.74 Setup (639kb)

Donations are appreciated:

Demonstration Video

Screenshots

ss1small Radian design mode (many editing options open) ss3small

Changelog

(2010-01-30) Radian v1.0.0.74
  • Fixed: Bug preventing settings from being saved when shutting down Windows.
(2009-12-27) Radian v1.0.0.71
  • Fixed: Releasing right-click after Radian appeared causes right menu.
  • Fixed: Error indication when testing an icon fails.
  • Added: Missing OK buttons.
  • Added: Version check on bug report.
  • Added: First time welcome window.

(2009-11-10) Radian v1.0.0.64
  • Fixed: Errors caused by settings save failure.
  • Fixed: GDI+ errors when dragging icons (only XP).
  • Fixed: Disabled check-box's in settings.
  • Fixed: Improved slice icons clarity/sharpness.

(2009-11-9) Radian v1.0.0.62
  • Install detects running radian.
  • Fixed: WindowsXP IDragDrop exception when dragging icons in slice.
  • Right-click progress acceleration.
  • Fixed: dragging empty image exception.

© 2009 Copyright David Berlin