diff -u -urN icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/bindkey.h icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/bindkey.h
--- icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/bindkey.h	Tue Oct  9 09:54:03 2001
+++ icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/bindkey.h	Mon Apr 22 19:43:21 2002
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@
 #define defgKeySysWorkspace11TakeWin    '-', kfAlt+kfCtrl+kfShift, "Alt+Ctrl+Shift+["
 #define defgKeySysWorkspace12TakeWin    '=', kfAlt+kfCtrl+kfShift, "Alt+Ctrl+Shift+]"
 #define defgKeySysWorkspace12           '=', kfAlt+kfCtrl, "Alt+Ctrl+]"
+#define defgKeySysLaunchApp1		'1', kfCtrl, "Ctrl+1"
+#define defgKeySysLaunchApp2		'2', kfCtrl, "Ctrl+2"
+#define defgKeySysLaunchApp3		'3', kfCtrl, "Ctrl+3"
 #define defgKeySysTileVertical		XK_F2, kfAlt+kfShift, "Alt+Shift+F2"
 #define defgKeySysTileHorizontal	XK_F3, kfAlt+kfShift, "Alt+Shift+F3"
 #define defgKeySysCascade		XK_F4, kfAlt+kfShift, "Alt+Shift+F4"
@@ -160,6 +163,9 @@
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace10TakeWin);
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace11TakeWin);
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace12TakeWin);
+DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp1);
+DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp2);
+DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp3);
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysTileVertical);
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysTileHorizontal);
 DEF_WMKEY(gKeySysCascade);
diff -u -urN icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/default.h icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/default.h
--- icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/default.h	Tue Oct  9 09:54:03 2001
+++ icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/default.h	Mon Apr 22 19:47:06 2002
@@ -372,6 +372,9 @@
 XSV(const char *, netClassHint,			"netstat.XTerm")
 XSV(const char *, netDevice,			"ppp0 eth0")
 XSV(const char *, addressBarCommand,		0)
+XSV(const char *, launchAppCommand1,		"xterm")
+XSV(const char *, launchAppCommand2,		"netscape")
+XSV(const char *, launchAppCommand3,		"xlock")
 #ifdef CONFIG_I18N
 XSV(const char *, fmtTime,			"%X")
 XSV(const char *, fmtTimeAlt,			NULL)
@@ -715,6 +718,9 @@
     OSV("NetStatusCommand",			&netCommand,			"Command to run on Net status"),
     OSV("NetStatusClassHint",			&netClassHint,			"WM_CLASS to allow runonce for NetStatusCommand"),
     OSV("AddressBarCommand",			&addressBarCommand,		"Command to run for address bar entries"),
+    OSV("LaunchAppCommand1",			&launchAppCommand1,		"Command to run when launch app #1 hotkey is hit"),
+    OSV("LaunchAppCommand2",			&launchAppCommand2,		"Command to run when launch app #2 hotkey is hit"),
+    OSV("LaunchAppCommand3",			&launchAppCommand3,		"Command to run when launch app #3 hotkey is hit"),
     OSV("NetworkStatusDevice",			&netDevice,			"Network device to show status for"),
     OSV("TimeFormat",				&fmtTime,			"Clock Time format (strftime format string)"),
     OSV("TimeFormatAlt",			&fmtTimeAlt,			"Alternate Clock Time format (e.g. for blinking effects)"),
@@ -918,6 +924,9 @@
     OKV("KeySysWorkspace10TakeWin",		gKeySysWorkspace10TakeWin,	""),
     OKV("KeySysWorkspace11TakeWin",		gKeySysWorkspace11TakeWin,	""),
     OKV("KeySysWorkspace12TakeWin",		gKeySysWorkspace12TakeWin,	""),
+    OKV("KeySysLaunchApp1",			gKeySysLaunchApp1,		""),
+    OKV("KeySysLaunchApp2",			gKeySysLaunchApp2,		""),
+    OKV("KeySysLaunchApp3",			gKeySysLaunchApp3,		""),
     OKV("KeySysTileVertical",			gKeySysTileVertical,		""),
     OKV("KeySysTileHorizontal",			gKeySysTileHorizontal,		""),
     OKV("KeySysCascade",			gKeySysCascade,			""),
diff -u -urN icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/wmmgr.cc icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/wmmgr.cc
--- icewm-1.0.9.vanilla/src/wmmgr.cc	Tue Oct  9 09:54:04 2001
+++ icewm-1.0.9-launch-app/src/wmmgr.cc	Mon Apr 22 19:46:02 2002
@@ -154,6 +154,9 @@
     GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace10TakeWin);
     GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace11TakeWin);
     GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysWorkspace12TakeWin);
+    GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp1);
+    GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp2);
+    GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysLaunchApp3);
 
     GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysTileVertical);
     GRAB_WMKEY(gKeySysTileHorizontal);
@@ -312,6 +315,12 @@
             switchToWorkspace(10, true);
         } else if (IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysWorkspace12TakeWin)) {
             switchToWorkspace(11, true);
+	} else if(IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysLaunchApp1)) {
+	    app->runCommand(launchAppCommand1);
+	} else if(IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysLaunchApp2)) {
+	    app->runCommand(launchAppCommand2);
+	} else if(IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysLaunchApp3)) {
+	    app->runCommand(launchAppCommand3);
 	} else if(IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysTileVertical)) {
 	    wmapp->actionPerformed(actionTileVertical, 0);
 	} else if(IS_WMKEY(k, vm, gKeySysTileHorizontal)) {