Project - Shortcuts page

The functionality of the Tarma Installer 2 Project - Shortcuts page has been merged with the Files and Folders project page in Tarma ExpertInstall. You can now easily create shortcuts in any installation folder. See Shortcut attributes for common shortcut folders.

Standard locations shortcuts from the Tarma Installer 2 project are automatically converted to new shortcuts in the appropriate installation folder, as shown in the following table:

Tarma Installer 2 Tarma ExpertInstall
Desktop Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop
Start menu Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu
Programs menu Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs
Program group Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\<ProductName>
Install in Moved to the corresponding Tarma ExpertInstall folder

Shortcut settings (Tarma Installer 2)

Tarma Installer 2 shortcut settings are converted to their equivalent Tarma ExpertInstall attributes when you open a Tarma Installer 2 project. The following table shows how this conversion takes place.

Tarma Installer 2 Tarma ExpertInstall Changes and conversion notes
Shortcut title Shortcut title The shortcut title is localizable in Tarma ExpertInstall.
Comment Description The description is localizable in Tarma ExpertInstall.
Target path Shortcut target In Tarma ExpertInstall, 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 Tarma ExpertInstall.
Start in Start in No changes.
Icon location Icon... In Tarma ExpertInstall, the icon path is no longer visible, but you can still select a custom icon by clicking Icon...
Install in n/a In Tarma ExpertInstall, 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 Tarma ExpertInstall, 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 Tarma ExpertInstall, 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