InstallBuilder User Guide 23

Appendix F: Shortcuts

Shortcut

Shortcut
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`exec`		string	Program to execute, including command line arguments
`icon`		string	GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`path`		string	Working directory for the program being executed
`platforms`	`all`	all, linux, linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm32, linux-ia64, windows, windows-x64, osx, solaris-sparc, solaris-intel, linux-ppc, linux-s390, linux-s390x, freebsd, freebsd4, freebsd6, freebsd6-x64, freebsd7, freebsd7-x64, openbsd3, hpux, aix, irix-n32	Platforms in which the shortcut will be created
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsExec`		string	Program to execute
`windowsExecArgs`		string	Command line arguments for Program to Execute
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file
`windowsPath`		string	Working directory for the program being executed

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

exec

string

Program to execute, including command line arguments

icon

string

GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

path

string

Working directory for the program being executed

platforms

all

all, linux, linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm32, linux-ia64, windows, windows-x64, osx, solaris-sparc, solaris-intel, linux-ppc, linux-s390, linux-s390x, freebsd, freebsd4, freebsd6, freebsd6-x64, freebsd7, freebsd7-x64, openbsd3, hpux, aix, irix-n32

Platforms in which the shortcut will be created

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsExec

string

Program to execute

windowsExecArgs

string

Command line arguments for Program to Execute

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

windowsPath

string

Working directory for the program being executed

Quick Launch URL

Quick Launch URL
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`url`		string	URL
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

url

string

URL

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

Quick Launch File Shortcut

Quick Launch File Shortcut
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`filePath`		string	Path to file
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

filePath

string

Path to file

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

Quick Launch Application

Quick Launch Application
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsExec`		string	Program to execute
`windowsExecArgs`		string	Command line arguments for Program to Execute
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file
`windowsPath`		string	Working directory for the program being executed

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsExec

string

Program to execute

windowsExecArgs

string

Command line arguments for Program to Execute

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

windowsPath

string

Working directory for the program being executed

Start Menu URL

Start Menu URL
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`url`		string	URL
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

url

string

URL

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

Start Menu File Shortcut

Start Menu File Shortcut
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`filePath`		string	Path to file
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

filePath

string

Path to file

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

Start Menu Application

Start Menu Application
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsExec`		string	Program to execute
`windowsExecArgs`		string	Command line arguments for Program to Execute
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file
`windowsPath`		string	Working directory for the program being executed

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsExec

string

Program to execute

windowsExecArgs

string

Command line arguments for Program to Execute

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

windowsPath

string

Working directory for the program being executed

Start Menu Folder

Start Menu Folder
property	default value	allowed values	description
`name`	`Some Name`	string	Folder Name
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Rule evaluation logic

property

default value

allowed values

description

name

Some Name

string

Folder Name

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Rule evaluation logic

Link

Link
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`icon`		string	GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`platforms`	`all`	all, linux, linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm32, linux-ia64, windows, windows-x64, osx, solaris-sparc, solaris-intel, linux-ppc, linux-s390, linux-s390x, freebsd, freebsd4, freebsd6, freebsd6-x64, freebsd7, freebsd7-x64, openbsd3, hpux, aix, irix-n32	Platforms in which the shortcut will be created
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`url`		string	URL
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

icon

string

GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

platforms

all

Platforms in which the shortcut will be created

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

url

string

URL

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file

File Shortcut

File Shortcut
property	default value	allowed values	description
`comment`	`Text that will appear on Tooltip`	string	Tooltip text for the shortcut
`filePath`		string	Path to file
`icon`		string	GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut
`name`	`Shortcut text`	string	Shortcut text
`noPinToStart`	`1`	0, 1	Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8
`platforms`	`all`	all, linux, linux-x64, linux-arm64, linux-arm32, linux-ia64, windows, windows-x64, osx, solaris-sparc, solaris-intel, linux-ppc, linux-s390, linux-s390x, freebsd, freebsd4, freebsd6, freebsd6-x64, freebsd7, freebsd7-x64, openbsd3, hpux, aix, irix-n32	Platforms in which the shortcut will be created
`ruleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	string	Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic
`runAsAdmin`	`0`	0, 1	Run program as administrator
`runInTerminal`	`0`	0, 1	Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)
`shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic`	`and`	and, or	Packing rules evaluation logic
`windowsIcon`		string	File containing .ico image
`windowsIconIndex`	`0`	string	Index for the icon within the icon file

property

default value

allowed values

description

comment

Text that will appear on Tooltip

string

Tooltip text for the shortcut

filePath

string

Path to file

icon

string

GIF or PNG Image to use for the shortcut

name

Shortcut text

string

Shortcut text

noPinToStart

1

0, 1

Prevent pinning start screen or show as newly installed on Windows 7 and Windows 8

platforms

all

Platforms in which the shortcut will be created

ruleEvaluationLogic

and

string

Rule evaluation logic, by default, rules are evaluated with and logic

runAsAdmin

0

0, 1

Run program as administrator

runInTerminal

0

0, 1

Whether or not to run the program inside a terminal (Unix only)

shouldPackRuleEvaluationLogic

and

and, or

Packing rules evaluation logic

windowsIcon

string

File containing .ico image

windowsIconIndex

0

string

Index for the icon within the icon file