IZPack Not Create the Desktop Shortcut on Windows 7 and Windows 10












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Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.



Below my install.xml



<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">

<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>

<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>

<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>

<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>

<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>

<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>

<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>


<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>

</pack>
</packs>

</izpack:installation>


And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml



<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>


I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.










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  • this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

    – Stultuske
    Nov 22 '18 at 11:10
















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Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.



Below my install.xml



<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">

<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>

<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>

<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>

<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>

<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>

<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>

<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>


<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>

</pack>
</packs>

</izpack:installation>


And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml



<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>


I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.










share|improve this question

























  • this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

    – Stultuske
    Nov 22 '18 at 11:10














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Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.



Below my install.xml



<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">

<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>

<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>

<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>

<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>

<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>

<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>

<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>


<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>

</pack>
</packs>

</izpack:installation>


And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml



<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>


I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.










share|improve this question
















Hi All currently I'm trying to use Izypack version 5.1.3 to create a desktop application installer that going to create shortcut to application on the desktop.



Below my install.xml



<izpack:installation version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/installation"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/installation http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-installation-5.0.xsd">

<info>
<appname>application</appname>
<appversion>1.0</appversion>
<appsubpath>application</appsubpath>
<javaversion>1.8</javaversion>
</info>

<locale>
<langpack iso3="eng"/>
</locale>

<guiprefs width="800" height="600" resizable="no">
<splash>images/peas_load.gif</splash>
<modifier key="useHeadingPanel" value="yes"/>
</guiprefs>

<resources>
<res id="userInputSpec.xml" src="installer/userInputSpecv5.xml"/>
<res id="userInputLang.xml_eng" src="/installer/userInputLangV5.xml_eng"/>
<res id="shortcutSpec.xml" src="/installer/default_shortcut_specification.xml"/>
</resources>
<natives>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink.dll"/>
<native type="izpack" name="ShellLink_x64.dll"/>
</natives>

<panels>
<panel classname="TargetPanel"/>
<panel classname="UserInputPanel" id="uip">
<validator classname="com.application.installer.Validator"/>
</panel>
<panel classname="InstallPanel"/>
<panel classname="ShortcutPanel" id="my_shortcutpanel">
<skipIfNotSupported/>
</panel>
<panel classname="FinishPanel"/>
</panels>

<packs>
<pack name="Config" required="yes">
<description>The core files needed for the application</description>
<file src="installer/application-app.properties" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server"/>
<parsable targetfile="$INSTALL_PATH/server/application-app.properties"
parsable="yes"/>
</pack>

<pack name="Database" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Database</description>
<fileset dir="build/distributions/uberjar/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>
</pack>
<pack name="Desktop App" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Desktop GUI</description>
<fileset dir="deploy/app-desktop/" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/app-desktop">
</fileset>
<file src="installer/Readme.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
<file src="installer/Licence.txt" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH"/>
</pack>


<pack name="Execute File" required="yes" preselected="yes">
<description>Exe</description>
<fileset dir="bin" targetdir="$INSTALL_PATH/server">

</fileset>

</pack>
</packs>

</izpack:installation>


And Below my shortCutSpecification.xml



<izpack:shortcuts version="5.0"
xmlns:izpack="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://izpack.org/schema/shortcuts http://izpack.org/schema/5.0/izpack-shortcuts-5.0.xsd">
<shortcuts>
<skipIfNotSupported/>
<programGroup defaultName="applicationapplicationDesktop"
location="desktop"/>
<shortcut
name="application test"
target="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbinapp-desktop.bat"
workingDirectory="$INSTALL_PATHapp-desktopbin"
description="This starts MyApplication"
initialState="minimized"
programGroup="yes"
desktop="yes"
applications="no"
startMenu="yes"
startup="no">
</shortcut>
</shortcuts>
</izpack:shortcuts>


I also compile it with IZpack version 5.0.6 but the shortcut is not appear on Windows Desktop. So the result is same with both 5.0.6 and 5.1.3.







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  • this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

    – Stultuske
    Nov 22 '18 at 11:10



















  • this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

    – Stultuske
    Nov 22 '18 at 11:10

















this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

– Stultuske
Nov 22 '18 at 11:10





this would seem a good question to ask the developers of IZpack

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