Kalle Olavi Niemitalo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Nikodemus Siivola <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> Is there a way to have a WiX generate a shortcut with the "Turn off
>> advanced text services" compatibility option active?
>
> AFAICT, this setting is not part of the shortcut; if you have
> multiple shortcuts to the same program and toggle the option in
> one of them, it changes in the others too. It seems to be saved in
> HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\Layers,
> or perhaps in the corresponding subkey of HKLM. It would be
> possible to store values there with Windows Installer, but that
> may be risky as the keys are almost completely undocumented.
> I think it would be expensive for Microsoft to define a stable
> API for these.
Ouch.
The shortcut seems to play a role of some sort, though: the .exe has
the option active, but a shortcut pointing to the same .exe without
the option active seems to override it.
(Disabling advanced text services is a workaround for a bug in this case.)
Cheers,
-- Nikodemus Schemer: "Buddha is small, clean, and serious."
Lispnik: "Buddha is big, has hairy armpits, and laughs."
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