Quote from: jitterjames on November 03, 2012, 04:06:24 PM
That sounds promising.  I guess you have not had any luck using this format with VC's launch actions?

I'll be giving it a go here in a moment along with seeing how your method works, tbh I'm still very new to the command structure of Vox but it seems very simplistic in nature. I'm also trying to find a way to create the registry keys necessary to launch applications that do not by default create them. My test subject on this has been Slacker obviously.

Thanks, I'll give it a shot here in a sec. I've found that metro apps can be launched from command line using the start command.

start "" "bingnews:"

start "" "skype:"

Digging through the registry they seem to launch from URL associations or classids (possibly both), some applications such as netflix create these keys when installed so using the command start "" "netflix:" has no issue launching the application from the desktop environment.

The initial set of quotes can be filled in with whatever the user desires as it will simply be the title for the windows opening.

I.E. start microsofts built in speech recognition and command "Start Slacker" it will immediately switch to the metro UI and launch that application. However if I create a launch command with Vox for the Slacker executable that is found in the Program Files folder, it will not launch even with SmartScreen disabled. It isn't just a limitation of Vox though, browsing to the executable with Explorer and launching it produces this message "This application can only run in the context of an app container".

I apologize for not replying sooner. The xml launch method you posted works for a standard desktop application and properly switches to the desktop environment, then performing the launch of the specified application; However what I am attempting to do is launch the metro only applications, which are sandboxed within the metro UI. The applications themselves much be launched from the metro UI container.  I understand Microsofts attempts at making applications more secure, but its a hell of a bump in the road. As of now even Dragon Naturally Speaking has no work arounds, that I am aware of, to launching and managing functions for any Metro style apps.

Thanks for the replies, I installed Windows 8 as a clean install last night and have Vox running off my Kinect fine. One issue I'm running into is loading Metro UI applications from Vox. The applications are stored in a special folder within the program files folder called WindowsApps. I don't seem to be able to launch any of these from Vox. Any ideas?

I haven't gotten around to testing Vox with Windows 8, but was curious if any other users have had success and what kind of usability they achieved out of it.