This property page determines the icons and shortcuts that Novell® Application LauncherTM/Explorer will create when distributing the application to the workstation. You can add the application's icon as an item in a program group or as a shortcut on the workstation's desktop or in a folder. You can also delete existing icons, shortcuts, and program groups.
The icons and shortcuts you add with this page are in addition to the Application object's icon. While the Application object's icon may cause various actions to occur, including installing the application or running it, the icons and shortcuts defined on this page link directly to the application's executable file and simply launch the application.
You can use icons and shortcuts in combination with other options to create the user environment you want. For example, you could define the icons and shortcuts you want created and configure the Application object to run one time (Run Options > Applications). When a user selected the Application object, Application Launcher/Explorer would run the application one time, create the icons and shortcuts, perform any other tasks specified by the Application object's properties, and then remove the Application object's icon from the workstation. Thereafter, the user would need to select the icon or shortcut to launch the application.
IMPORTANT: Program groups and program group items are supported on Windows* 95/98 workstations but not on Windows NT*/2000/XP workstations. Shortcuts are supported on all four Windows versions.
Icons and Shortcuts
This list displays the icons and
shortcuts that will be created when the application is distributed to a
workstation.
Files
Click File > Find to search for icon and shortcut definitions that include certain information.Click File > Import to import icons and shortcuts from another Application object.
Add
Click Add to add a new program group, program group item, or shortcut.Modify
Select an icon or shortcut from the Icons and Shortcuts list > click Modify to change the information associated with it.Delete
Select an icon or shortcut from the Icons and Shortcuts list > click Delete to delete it from the list.
Distribution Options
Use these options to configure the distribution options for the icons and shortcuts
included in the list.
Track Distribution Per User
If you have implemented roaming user profiles, use this option to ensure that particular icons and shortcuts are distributed to each workstation a user logs in to.In the Icons and Shortcuts list, select the desired icon or shortcut > check Track Distribution Per User.
Distribute Always
By default, Application Launcher/Explorer will only create the icons and shortcuts defined in the Icons and Shortcuts list at the following times:
- The first time the application is launched on a workstation.
- The first time the application is launched after the application's version number (Distribution Options tab > Options page) has been changed.
To force Application Launcher/Explorer to create an icon or shortcut each time the application is launched, select the icon or shortcut in the Icons and Shortcuts list > check Distribute Always.
If the user has a NALCACHE directory on his or her local machine, Application Launcher/Explorer uses the information stored in the NALCACHE directory to create the icon or shortcut. If the user does not have a NALCACHE directory (for example, the user is running Application Launcher/Explorer through a terminal server client session) or if writing to the cache has been disabled for the user (User object > Application Launcher tab > Launcher Config tab > Enable Writing to Cache option), Application Launcher/Explorer uses the information stored in Novell eDirectory.
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