Project - Shortcuts page
The functionality of the Tarma QuickInstall 2 Project - Shortcuts page has been merged with the Files and folders project page in InstallMate. You can now easily create shortcuts in any installation folder. See Shortcut attributes for common shortcut folders.
Standard locations shortcuts from the Tarma QuickInstall 2 project are automatically converted to new shortcuts in the appropriate installation folder, as shown in the following table:
| Tarma QuickInstall 2 | InstallMate |
|---|---|
| Desktop | All Users\Desktop |
| Start menu | All Users\Start Menu |
| Programs menu | All Users\Start Menu\Programs |
| Program group | All Users\Start Menu\Programs\<ProductName> |
| Install in | Moved to the corresponding InstallMate folder |
Shortcut settings (Tarma QuickInstall 2)
Tarma QuickInstall 2 shortcut settings are converted to their equivalent InstallMate attributes when you open a Tarma QuickInstall 2 project. The following table shows how this conversion takes place.
| Tarma QuickInstall 2 | InstallMate | Changes and conversion notes |
|---|---|---|
| Shortcut title | Shortcut title | The shortcut title is localizable in InstallMate. |
| Comment | Description | The description is localizable in InstallMate. |
| Target path | Shortcut target | In InstallMate, you can specify any file path; the target path does not have to be a (dummy) installation file. |
| Arguments | Arguments | The arguments are localizable in InstallMate. |
| Start in | Start in | No changes. |
| Icon location | Icon... | In InstallMate, the icon path is no longer visible, but you can still select a custom icon by clicking Icon... |
| Install in | n/a | In InstallMate, the installation folder for the shortcut is determined by the folder in which you create the shortcut. See Shortcut attributes for more information. |
| Languages | n/a | In InstallMate, the shortcut may be part of a component. The installation languages for the shortcut are determined by the component's Languages... attribute. |
| Run program | Show | No changes apart from the name. |
| Program group | n/a | In InstallMate, the installation folder for the shortcut is determined by the folder in which you create the shortcut. See above for the conversions that take place, and see Shortcut attributes for general information. |
| Desktop | n/a | |
| Start menu | n/a | |
| Programs menu | n/a |