[tor-bugs] #14688 [Tor Browser]: Can we optionally create shortcuts for Windows users?

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#14688: Can we optionally create shortcuts for Windows users?
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     Reporter:           |      Owner:  mo
  mikeperry              |     Status:  needs_revision
         Type:  defect   |  Milestone:
     Priority:  normal   |    Version:
    Component:  Tor      |   Keywords:  tbb-usability-stoppoint-app,
  Browser                |  tbb-4.5-alpha, TorBrowserTeam201503
   Resolution:           |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by mo):

 Replying to [comment:14 mcs]:
 > I don't think the installer and program should have exactly the same
 icon, but onion vs. globe are maybe more different than would be ideal.  I
 am not suggesting we take this on right now, but it would be nice if the
 installer icon looked more like other installers (and maybe had "Setup" in
 the name).

 Hmm ok. My vote would be against a generic installer icon. The installer
 icon can easily be changed by replacing torbrowser.ico with whatever we
 want to use.

 Replying to [comment:15 mikeperry]:
 > I think we should also provide a shortcut to firefox.exe on the Desktop
 if this is checked. To keep the UI simple, can we change "Add start menu
 shortcut" to "Add Start Menu and Desktop shortcuts", and simply do both at
 once?

 As pointed out earlier, since we already extract to the desktop by default
 and thus create a "Tor Browser" directory right there on the desktop, it
 didn't feel right to add another shortcut to it. But ok, we can do that.

 Replying to [comment:16 mikeperry]:
 > Oh, and what about the Windows 8 Metro-style app launcher? Are Windows 8
 users still able to find things in the Start Menu if they stick with the
 wacky Metro-style UI? Does Windows 8 still display Start Menu apps
 somewhere in that UI?

 Sounds like it. "Unfortunately, not every program on your computer is
 found when you search for it. To get around this you can create a Windows
 shortcut to the executable and place that shortcut in the user's Windows
 Start Menu folder. Once added to the Start Menu folder the shortcut will
 be shown in the Metro Start screen."
 http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/add-remove-programs-windows-8
 -start-screen/

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