On 12/04/2008, Michael Adams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I've been thinking about the number of requests we get asking "Where is > the program i installed?". > > I'm wondering if the packaging team haven't got it backwards. > > I wonder if it would be easier for those who don't want the icons on the > desktop to delete them, rather than to perturb so many newbies that > can't find them. Isn't a set of Windows .ico files included anyway, the > icons images do exist when you send them to the desktop. > > I'm against the complexity of imposing another step in the install > wizard.
In Windows at least many (most?) installers ask the user if it should put an icon (a) on the desktop and (b) in the taskbar. They also ask if the user wants a folder in the Start>All Programs menu. Having seen a few of those dialogues I'm sure it's easily configurable within the "installer creation" procedure - whatever mechanism generates the MSI installer. So, please add my vote. -- Harold Fuchs London, England Please reply *only* to [email protected]
