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Create/update shortcuts for installed items #864

Open fasterthanlime opened 8 years ago

fasterthanlime commented 8 years ago

Both start menu & desktop (have an app-wide setting for those who don't like desktop shortcuts).

Shortcuts should be to itchio:// URLs so we get a chance to do update checking, request+pass API keys, choose launch target, etc.

Later in the game, there could be one shortcut per launch target (with additional URL components) but that's not required for the initial feature.

johnbentcope commented 5 years ago

Is this happening? Has it happened?

fasterthanlime commented 5 years ago

Still hasn't quite happened, but is still happening.

Theblockbuster1 commented 3 years ago

Any progress? I'd love to see this.

gingerbeardman commented 2 years ago

Followed a bunch of issues and ended up here.

It's a shame development of features like this has stalled.

Anyway, trying to DIY: if I create a shortcut myself it seems to be running with different settings? Progress for the game I'm playing is different to when I launch it through itch app.

M4R774 commented 1 year ago

I wish this would be implemented quickly. I installed Godot through itchio app, so that I get the automatic updates. Because the executable name changes from version to version, I am unable to manually set up the shortcut, as it would break on every update. So I am stuck to open it through the app.

MrPropre commented 2 weeks ago

It's been almost 8 years, could we have some updates on this feature? @fasterthanlime @leafo @alts This is really a minimum feature for a game launcher.

Thank you in advance

gingerbeardman commented 2 weeks ago

@ fasterthanlime hasn't worked at itch for many years now... perhaps ~2020 ...which might explain things.