Well, the solution lies in editing the powerlaunch config files in /etc/powerlaunch. I'm seeing the same characteristics, and I'm going to try to fix it. Probably by the end of the wwek, depending on time. I'll post back here if I figure it out.

BTW, the powerlaunch documentation is the best I have ever seen for something in such a hack-your-own stage. Between the documentation and the default config, you can get places...