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Originally Posted by eschwartz
Really? Why? I know on linux .desktop files are created...
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File associations and application launch files (.lnk (W), .desktop (L), .alias (O)) are different things.
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theducks indicated the windows trusted installer (the program that processes the .msi) can create .lnk files in the Start Menu. You can elect not to have them created via the installer's Advanced options. These are the short cuts the installer created on my system in C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\calibre 64bit - E-book Management\
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calibre 64bit - E-book management.lnk
E-book viewer 64bit.lnk
Edit E-book 64bit.lnk
LRF viewer 64bit.lnk
Get Involved.url
User Manual.url
They launch the program (or open url in default browser), the user must then open the file via the program's open file facility.
File associations 'hook' programs to a file types context menu (shell commands). A file type can be hooked to multiple programs via a) the Open With flyout; b) common verbs such as: Open, Edit, Print...; c) user defined verbs. Recent versions of Windows (7 & 8, maybe Vista too) have concealed the latter two facilities, but there are 3rd party programs that expose them.
Attachment shows my shell menu for epubs. The default verb is Viewer - Calibre.
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