[izpack-users] Creating shortcuts based on version of windows

[Scott Taylor]

Hi Klaus,

Thanks for the info, and the example xml. That's exactly the thing I was 
looking for. That means I shouldn't need to create a useless startup 
link on NT based windows! I'll try it out on Monday.

Thanks again,
Scott

Miraodb wrote:
> hi klaus,
>
>   
>> Hi Fabrice,
>> thanks, I am OK. Writing only with left hand is a little bit
>> unbeautiful but more easy as I thought before.
>> In two weeks I will lost the cast around my rght wrist :-)
>> Rest see context related...
>>     
>
> I'm very glad to hear that you're ok! One hand is better than nothing ;-) I
> have some troubles with two sometimes... so i can imagine how hard it would
> be with only one... and especially the left one for a right-handed !
>
>   
>> It is a little bit hidden; the benefit of object orientated programming...
>>
>> At ShortcutPanel.jave line 810
>>              if (!OsConstraint.oneMatchesCurrentSystem(shortcutSpec))
>> continue;
>> makes all. All spec readers which uses this method will be support
>>     
> extended
>   
>> OS "depending".
>>
>> The real work will be done in
>> OsConstraint.getOsList(XMLElement element) which is called from
>> OsConstraint.oneMatchesCurrentSystem(XMLElement el)
>>
>> I have tested it just with a test installation.
>> ------------------------- shortcutSpec.xml start -------------------
>> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
>>
>> <shortcuts>
>>
>>    <skipIfNotSupported />
>>
>>    <programGroup defaultName="IzForge\test1" location="applications"/>
>>
>>     <shortcut
>>       name="test1"
>>       programGroup="yes"
>>       desktop="no"
>>       applications="no"
>>       startMenu="no"
>>       startup="no"
>>       target="$INSTALL_PATH\Licence.txt"
>>       commandLine=""
>>       description="test shortcut for Windows XP exclusive">
>>
>>       <os family="windows" name="Windows XP" />
>>       <createForPack name="Base" />
>>     </shortcut>
>>
>>     <shortcut
>>       name="test2"
>>       programGroup="yes"
>>       desktop="no"
>>       applications="no"
>>       startMenu="no"
>>       startup="no"
>>       target="$INSTALL_PATH\Licence.txt"
>>       commandLine=""
>>       description="test shortcut for Windows 2000 and  Windows XP">
>>
>>       <os family="windows" name="Windows 2000" />
>>       <os family="windows" name="Windows XP" />
>>       <createForPack name="Base" />
>>     </shortcut>
>>
>>     <shortcut
>>       name="test3"
>>       programGroup="yes"
>>       desktop="no"
>>       applications="no"
>>       startMenu="no"
>>       startup="no"
>>       target="$INSTALL_PATH\Licence.txt"
>>       commandLine=""
>>       description="test shortcut for Windows 2000 exclusive">
>>
>>       <os family="windows" name="Windows 2000" />
>>       <createForPack name="Base" />
>>     </shortcut>
>> </shortcuts>
>> ------------------------- shortcutSpec.xml end -------------------
>>
>> On my box (Windows XP) "test1" and "test2" will be installed, "test3" not.
>> Seems, it works.
>> Only question is, what OS names are valid. But this question we should
>> not answer explicitly because it will change or expand in future. It
>> is specified by the VM property os.name. Not more, not less...
>>
>>     
>
>
> OK i just tried that too on my computers XP and 2000 and it works fine as
> well.
> I'll update the docu asap. I'm going to toronto for a week this saturday,
> i'll be back next monday.
>
> FWI, i found this info on the web:
>
>  Here are the values Sun uses for the os.name property to identify various
> platforms: os.name
>       AIX
>       Digital Unix
>       FreeBSD
>       HP UX
>       Irix
>       Linux
>       Mac OS
>       MPE/iX
>       Netware 4.11
>       OS/2
>       Solaris
>       Windows 2000
>       Windows 95
>       Windows 98
>       Windows NT
>       Windows XP
>
>
> http://mindprod.com/jgloss/properties.html
>
> I believe it's a good start to gather the current platforms' name.
>
> Cheers,
> fabrice
>
>
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