| Category: Desktop integration
Add a desktop link |
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Create a link on the desktop to an installed executable or file. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Create for all users
If the desktop link should be created for all users. If unselected, the link will be created for the current user only. If a "Create program group" screen is present, the "Create shortcuts for all users" check box will override this property.
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Arguments
Optional arguments to the executable for Windows and Unix.
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Tooltip description
An optional description for Windows that will be displayed in the tooltip.
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Target file
The installed file or executable for which a link will be created on the desktop
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Target is Single Bundle
If selected and the media set is a single bundle installer, the desktop icon will point to the bundle instead.
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Name
The name of the desktop icon
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Icon file
An optional different icon (*.ico) for the link on Windows.
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Add an executable to the startup folder on Windows |
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Add an installed executable to the startup folder on Windows so that it will be started automatically when the user logs in. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Create for all users
If the startup item should be created for all users. If unselected, the link will be created for the current user only.
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Startup executable
The executable that should be started when the user logs in
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Entry name
The name of the entry in the startup folder
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Create a file association |
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Create an association between a file extension and a launcher, so that the launcher is invoked when the user double-clicks a file with the selected extension. On Windows, if the application has not yet been started, the arguments to the main method will contain the file name. Subsequent invocations and all invocations on Mac OS X can be intercepted with the com.install4j.api.launcher.StartupNotification class. Only effective on Windows and Mac OS X. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Description
A description that is presented to the user as the text next to the corresponding checkbox in the "File associations" screen.
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File extension
The file extension for which the file association should be created. Must not include the leading dot.
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Launcher
The launcher that will be invoked when the file association is invoked by the user.
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Execute on Mac OS X
If the file association should be performed on Mac OS X.
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Icon file for Mac OS X
An optional icon file (*.icns) for the file association on Mac OS X. If empty, a default icon will be used.
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Restart Finder
If true the Finder should be restarted at the end of the installation. This might be necessary for the icon (and sometimes the association itself) to be picked up immediately. Note that users might find this restart disruptive. Additionally, it you launch an application at the end of the installation it can be hidden by Finder windows.
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Selected
If the file association is selected in the "File associations" screen.
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Execute on Windows
If the file association should be performed on Windows.
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Icon file for Windows
An optional icon file (*.ico) for the file association on Windows. If empty, a default icon will be used.
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Create a quick launch icon |
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Create a link in the quick launch section of the Windows task bar to an installed executable or file. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Arguments
Optional arguments that should be passed to the executable when started with the quick launch link.
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Description
The description that will be displayed in the tool tip
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Target file
The installed file or executable for which a link will be created on the quick launch bar
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Icon file
An optional icon file (*.ico) for the quick launch link. If empty, the default icon will be used.
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Create program group |
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Create standard program group entries on Windows and freedesktop.org compatible UNIX desktops. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Add default launcher links
If generated launchers are placed into the program group automatically with their default menu untegration properties. You can rename and move the default menu integrations in the program group entries tree. If you delete them, the default menu integration can be enabled again on the "Executable info->Menu integration" step of the launcher wizard.
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Add uninstaller
If the uninstaller should be added to the program group, too.
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Create for all users
If the program group is created for all users or only for the current user. If a "Create program group" screen is present, the "Create shortcuts for all users" check box will override this property.
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Application categories
The freedesktop.org (KDE, GNOME) application categories used to determine the best place in the applications menu. Multiple categories can be separated with a semicolon.
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Enabled
If the program group creation should be performed by default. Note that if you set this property to false and the "Create program group" screen is not present, the program group will never be created.
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Directory for links
The default value for the directory in which links for all relevant launchers (those with "menu integration" enabled) will be created on UNIX.
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Program group entries
On Windows, the entries in the program group tree will be created in the start menu by the installer.
The control buttons allow you to modify the contents of the list of program group entries. You can add new sub-folders and new file links.In the edit dialog, you have to fill in the display name of the program group entry.as wellas the target file for the of the program group link. This has to be a file or directory relative to the distribution root directory. Please note that if you select a directory as the target, it will not "fly out" in the program group, but a separate explorer window will be opened if the user clicks on it. To display all files in a directory, please add all of them as separate program group entries.
Optionally, you can specify an icon that is used for this program group entry. The icon file must point to an *.ico file. If the file name is relative, it is interpreted as relative to the project file. If you do not specify an icon, the default icon is determined by the system.
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Program group name
The default value for the program group where entries for all relevant launchers (those with "menu integration" enabled) will be created. If the "Create program group" screen is present, the user can change this selection. If you leave this property empty your links will be created at the top level.
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Create start menu entry |
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Create a start menu entry on Windows. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Create for all users
If the program group is created for all users or only for the current user.
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Arguments
Optional arguments that should be passed to the executable when started with this entry.
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Entry name
The entry name in the start menu. The name can contain sub-folders with backslashes.
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Target file
The installed file or executable for which a start menu entry will be created
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Icon file
An optional icon file (*.ico) for the entry. If empty, the default icon will be used.
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Register Add/Remove item |
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Register an Add/Remove item in the Windows software registry. This action will be automatically reverted by the 'Uninstall files' action.
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Applies to: Installation |
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Icon
An optional icon file (*.ico).
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Item name
The name of the item that is displayed in the Windows software registry.
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