Setting Shortcuts for Hummingbird Product Features

Click the Shortcut option in the left panel of the Setup Customization Wizard to view the Shortcut options.

This option enables quick access to commonly used Hummingbird components. While customizing your transform file in Sconfig, create custom shortcuts for Hummingbird product features for quick access on user machines. You can create and store shortcuts in existing Hummingbird folders, or choose to create custom folders for your shortcuts. For more information, see Creating Custom Folders for Shortcuts.

To set a custom shortcut:

1. In the shortcut tree displayed in the Shortcut pane, right-click the folder to which you want to add a new shortcut. In the menu, click Add Shortcut Here.

   Tip:  You can drag and drop items in the Shortcut tree.

2. In the Name text box, type the name of the shortcut that you want add. To rename a shortcut, select the name of the shortcut in the Name box and enter the new name. The name must appear in the format:

short name|long name

where the short name is an 8.3 MS DOS name and the long name is the name of the shortcut as it appears on the Windows desktop. For example,

Tip:  8.3 file names have a maximum of 8 characters optionally followed by a dot (.) and then a maximum of three characters. For example, you could use myfold~1 for My Folder.

ExceedF|Exceed Finger

3. If you want to include a description for the shortcut, into the Description text box, type a description for the shortcut. This appears when you move your mouse pointer over the shortcut icon.
4. From the Install With drop-down list, select a component for which you want to provide a shortcut. The installer uses the installation state of this component to determine whether to create or delete the shortcut.
5. From the Target drop-down list, select a destination folder of the component for which you want to provide a shortcut.

   Note:

   For advertised shortcuts, the file launched by the shortcut is the file associated with this feature. When you activate this shortcut, Windows Installer verifies that all components in the feature are installed before launching the file. For non-advertised shortcuts, the field should contain a property identifier enclosed by square brackets.

6. The Default Path text box displays the destination path of the component for which you want to create a shortcut.
7. If you want to provide any arguments for this shortcut, type them into the Arguments text box.
8. In the Icon area, click Select to launch the Change Icon dialog box. In this box, select an icon to associate with the shortcut and click OK.

Renaming a Shortcut

In the Shortcut tree displayed in the Shortcut pane, right-click the shortcut you want to rename. In the menu, click Rename Shortcut. In the Name box, type a new name for the shortcut using the format described above.

Removing a Shortcut

In the Shortcut tree displayed in the Shortcut pane, right-click the shortcut you want to remove. In the menu, click Remove Shortcut.

Creating Custom Folders for Shortcuts

You can choose to add or remove custom folders for custom shortcuts in the Shortcuts option.

In the Shortcut tree displayed in the Shortcut pane, right-click the folder to which you want to add a new folder for your shortcut. In the menu, click Add Folder to add a new folder. If you want to remove a custom folder, click Remove Folder.

Related Topics

Shortcut Options

Change Icon Dialog Box