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 |
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 |