Shortcuts.def.cfg
Package: WA2L/WinTools 1.2.08
Section: File Formats (4)
Updated: 14 April 2021
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NAME
Shortcuts.def.cfg - shortcuts definition file
SYNOPSIS
etc/Shortcuts.definition.cfg
AVAILABILITY
WA2L/WinTools
DESCRIPTION
This is the shortcuts definition file for the
Shortcuts
command.
FILEFORMAT
Rows starting with a
#
are considered as comments.
DESKTOPAPP
Definitions of shortcuts that will be created on the users
'Desktop'
as using the
run -i App_n
command:
DESKTOPAPP;App_1
App_2
App_n;
Where:
- DESKTOPAPP
-
keyword for a record of shortcut definitions based on
run(1).
- App_n
-
Space separated list of applications as defined in the
APPLICATION
field of the
etc/run.cfg
configuration file.
See
run.cfg(4)
for more information.
Example:
Excel GIMP Firefox Gnuplot Writer
SHORTCUT
Definitions of shortcuts where more freedom of definition is needed.
Basically the shortcuts can be defined at any place you have permission
to and all settings as if you do it manually can be done:
SHORTCUT;LINK;SOURCE;OPTIONS;STARTMODE;ICON;WORKINGDIR;
Where:
- SHORTCUT
-
keyword for a record of general shortcut definitions.
- LINK
-
shortcut location definition where to create a shortcut.
Example:
%DESKTOP%\DVLP
- SOURCE
-
source location (often this will be an executable) of the
shortcut to be created.
Example:
%WA2L_INSTALLDIR%\bin\Qsel.exe
- OPTIONS
-
optional: options for the command defined in
SOURCE.
Example:
DVLP
- STARTMODE
-
optional: startmode of the command defined in
SOURCE.
Possible start modes are:
1
= Normal (default),
3
= Maximized,
7
= Minimized.
Example:
7
- ICON
-
optional: icon for the shortcut.
This has only to be defined, if the icon of the
command defined in
SOURCE
does not fit to the needs.
Example:
%ICONS%\DVLP.ico
- WORKINGDIR
-
optional: working directory of the command defined in
SOURCE.
Example:
%WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%:\tmp
QUICKACCESS
Definitions of entries in the Windows™
file
Explorer
'Quick Access'
section.
QUICKACCESS;SOURCE;
Where:
- QUICKACCESS
-
keyword for a record of quick access entry definitions.
- SOURCE
-
source location of the
'Quick Access'
entry to be created. The
SOURCE
entry must be a directory.
HINT: An entry in
'Quick Access'
is of special nature, it is not a shortcut per se; if an entry
in this section is renamed by hand (e.g. from within the
Explorer)
the source directory is also renamed.
Example:
%WA2L_INSTALLDIR%\data\Projects
JUNCTION
Definitions of directory junctions.
JUNCTION;LINK;SOURCE;
Where:
- JUNCTION
-
keyword for a record of junction entry definitions.
- LINK
-
link (=directory junction) to point to the defined
SOURCE
location.
Example:
%WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%:\bin\FirefoxPortable\Data\profile
- SOURCE
-
source location of the
junction
entry to be created. The
SOURCE
entry must be a directory.
Example:
%WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%:\var\Browser\Firefox\%USERNAME%
ENVIRONMENT
The
Shortcuts
application understands environment variables
in the configuration.
Additionally to the standard Windows™ environment
variables, the following ones are available:
(The date used in the examples is February 26th, 1986)
- %YEAR%
-
four digit year of today (e.g.: 1986).
- %MONTH%
-
two digit month of today (e.g.: 02).
- %DAY%
-
two digit day of month of today (e.g.: 26).
- %YDAY%
-
three digit day number of the year (e.g.: 057).
- %WDAY%
-
one digit day of week number, 0 represents Sunday (e.g.: 3).
- %WA2L_INSTALLDIR%
-
installation directory of the WA2L/WinTools package.
Example:
D:\programs\WA2LWinTools
- %WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%
-
installation drive letter (without
:)
of the WA2L/WinTools package.
Example:
D
- %DESKTOP%
-
directory of the users
'Desktop'.
Use
cddesktop
in she shell to go to the
'Desktop'
directory
- %START%
-
directory of the users
'Start Menu'.
Use
cdstart
in she shell to go to the
'Start Menu' .
- %STARTUP%
-
directory of the users
'Autostart'
directory.
Use
cdstartup
in she shell to go to the
'Autostart'
directory.
- %SENDTO%
-
directory of the users
'SendTo'
context menu in
'Windows™ Explorer'.
Use
cdsendto
in she shell to go to the
'SendTo'
directory.
- %ICONS%
-
path to the icons located in the
var/icons/
directory.
- %LINKS%
-
path to the
'Links'
location of explorer, where the shortcuts are saved.
This directory was used by the Windows™ 7 file explorer
explorer.exe
to save the shortcuts. In Windows™ 10 the directory
still exists, but the links (shortcuts) therein are no longer
showed in the file explorer.
EXAMPLES
#
# Shortcuts.Home.cfg - Home configuration file for Shortcuts.exe
#
# [00] 19.06.2020 CWa Initial Version
#
DESKTOPAPP;Excel GIMP Firefox Gnuplot Writer;
SHORTCUT;%DESKTOP%\DVLP;%WA2L_INSTALLDIR%\bin\Qsel.exe;DVLP;7;%ICONS%\DVLP.ico;%WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%:\tmp;
SHORTCUT;%DESKTOP%\RadioSure;%WA2L_INSTALLDIR%\bin\RadioSure.exe;
QUICKACCESS;%WA2L_INSTALLDRIVE%:\data\Fotos;
SEE ALSO
wintoolsintro(1),
run(1),
shortcuts(1)
NOTES
When using (environment) variables you can check
your definitions using the command
[ h:\bin\WA2LWinTools\bin ]
[ fred@ACME007 ][*wtshell*/cmd]: Shortcuts -p Home
to see the expanded variables.
BUGS
-
AUTHOR
Shortcuts.def.cfg was developed by by Christian Walther. Send suggestions
and bug reports to wa2l@users.sourceforge.net .
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2021
Christian Walther
This is free software; see
WA2LWinTools/doc/COPYING
for copying conditions. There is ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; not
even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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Time: 16:33:00 GMT, September 14, 2024