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# Quick Start Folder

## Overview <a href="#overview-0" id="overview-0"></a>

The `quickStart` bar in Launcher 4 is a widget that allows frequently-used applications to be added to the Home screen, main workspace, or configured as a footer.

This replaces the previous implementation in Launcher 3, which required designating a folder in a layout as the `quickStartFolder` and limited the display to a single folder on the Home screen. The new design provides more flexibility and easier access to essential apps.

### Quick Start Folder: Launcher 3 vs. Launcher 4

In Launcher 3, the Quick Start Applications Folder is configured by setting `quickStartFolder` to true within a layout group, with only one folder displayed per group on the Home screen. In Launcher 4, this is replaced with a `quickStart` bar widget - which can be placed in the main workspace, configured as a footer, or given the same flexibility as other widgets on other pages.

| Field                    | Launcher 3                                               | Launcher 4                                                                               |
| ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| QuickStart Configuration | Set `quickStartFolder` to true within a layout group.    | Configure `quickStart` in the `widgetType` field.                                        |
| Implementation           | Requires designating a folder as the `quickStartFolder`. | `quickStart` bar is now a widget.                                                        |
| Placement Option         | Limited to one folder on the Home screen.                | Can be used in the main workspace, placed as a footer, or configured like other widgets. |

#### Quick Start Folder in Launcher 3

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### Configuring the Quick Start Bar as a Widget <a href="#configuring-the-quick-start-applications-folder-3" id="configuring-the-quick-start-applications-folder-3"></a>

To configure the quickStart bar as a widget, use the example below as a guide:

```json
{
  "widgetId": "quick-start-001",
  "widgetType": "quickStart",
  "columnSpan": 1,
  "rowSpan": 4,
  "widgetParams": {
    "showLabel": true,
    "applicationList": [
    ...
      {
        "package": "com.bluefletch.ems.web-site.launcher",
        "activity": "SearchActivity",
        "label": "Search"
      },
      {
        "package": "com.bluefletch.web-site.chat"
      },
      {
        "package": "com.bluefletch.ems.web-site.support"
      }
      ...
    ]
  }
}
```

### Enabling the Quickstart Bar as a Footer

To specify the `quickStart` bar as a footer, use the example below as a guide:

```json
"footer": [
  ...
  {
    "id" : "default_authorized",
    "layout" : {
      "widgetId": "quick-start-001",
      "widgetType": "quickStart",
      "columnSpan": 1,
      "rowSpan": 4,
      "widgetParams": {
        "showLabel": true,
        "applicationList": [
        ...
          {
            "package": "com.bluefletch.ems.web-site.launcher",
            "activity": "SearchActivity",
            "label": "Search"
          },
          {
            "package": "com.bluefletch.web-site.chat"
          },
          {
            "package": "com.bluefletch.ems.web-site.support"
          }
          ...
        ]
      }
    },
    "criteria_OR": [
        {
          "field": "_${session.userId}",
          "pattern": "^_.+$"
        }
    ]
  }
  ...
]
```

{% hint style="info" %}
Configuring the Quick Start Bar as a Widget was introduced in Launcher 4.
{% endhint %}


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