Hi,

I wrote an application to create XPE shortcuts and display the shortcuts in realtime (just to see how it looks as it was in XPE). No help files atm, it should be easy enough to use it. Now, I'll try and recover some brain cells.

Download: XPE Shortcuts Maker

* .NET v1.1 is required to run the application.
* May not be for newbies
* Doesn't save to inf file, you'll need to copy and paste them in.

Any suggestions are welcome,

Jools.

Pretty neat. It doesn't seem to add the icon parameter here however.

Do you mean the ".icon, <number>"?

If so, I didn't include that because its rather complex to read all the icon in the exe and give the user a range of numbers.

However, I could just add the <number> parameter, and you have to make sure its correct I also want to make it save in .inf, but I don't want duplicate entries.. so forth so forth..

Eventually I'll improve it if there are "NEEDS", its not end of the world if you can't make shortcuts

Later,

Jools.

Guys,

Maybe a hint: http://www.reatogo.de/BartPE/FEATURES/Bart...n_5_minutes.htm

Look at Reatogo's XPE ShortcutCreator. It does most of what you want to create.
Maybe it is possible to report things you do not find in this tool, to the creator and it can be included.

Why, don't you like mine? <kidding>

Seriously, anyone with some form of programming experience can make a shortcuts builder. I personally don't mind if Reatogo modify his Shortcut Creator to include functionalities like mine, if he can do it in other language besides .NET, thats great++ from me. Since there are a few people who is against installing .NET Framework on their machine.

I started this application when I created my first two plugins (~1.5 weeks ago), which saves time rebuilding the ISO just to see how my shortcuts appear in XPE. Another thing, I believe someone like Sherpya made a plugin to parse the nu2menu.xml to create shortcuts on "Programs" instead of "nu2menu\<apps>". His plugin would probably make all shortcut creator obsolete

Happy PEing,

Jools.

This is what I mean:

It doesn't add the |%SystemRoot%\test.ico, nor did it do a ||%SystemRoot%\test.ico when no other parameter was given.

You're right, I totally forgotten about the icon section. Will fix asap.

Thanks.

Done, same filename, now upto v1.0a

Excellent.
I like the way you show how it's going to look on the desktop and start menu etc very slick idea.

well my only issue with it would be the .net requirements. Although I have not downloaded and tried it yet either.

Yep, I know all about the "DLL-hell" and now the .NET libraries. I started .NET about 3yrs ago and I questioned myself about the "21Mb" of libraries to run Hello World. Not to mention about the cross-platform, but hey, can't have everything. I was hoping this application will help plugin makers to include XPE shortcuts, and because of that.. I imagined everyone are using paraglider's convert reg to inf, which is .NET based.

Also, if you already can make shortcuts with notepad, you don't need this application or any shortcut builders. Heck, sherpya's Nu2menu parser works just fine. This application is just a bit of icing on the cake.

Ciao,

Jools.

Honestly, It does save me building PE and ISO a few times just to see how it turns out. Also I couldn't get SendTo to work, so I left that out.

Jools.

PS: Glad you liked it, I can't say the same for my 2 plugins haha

well i have most my plugins converted now but I dont use xpe. I then convert the xpe menu netires into shortcuts and load them into the ramdrive at load time. I use it with my bblean shell since it is so much liter than xpe. It's still nice to be able to use the shortcuts though as most people include them with there plugins.

ahhh.. then this app has very little use if you don't use XPE. Probably when I have -Time- I'll try other shells.

Ta ta,

Jools.

How about an app for BS Explorer?
Or even better, one app that can do multiple shells

I haven't look at other shells beside XPE. But you know as well as I do, its easier for someone to make a parser than what I did Maybe one of these days... and I do stress maybe

@d4vr0s / BSExplorer users
If you just want to see, how your menu looks after altering the structure,
you can start BSExplorer like this.



You will get the Start-Button in the left upper corner.
Click right on the Start-Button to refresh (after changing the structure).

McBain

Any suggestions to the program?

Prove useful to anyone?

Regards,

Jools

@Jools99

Thanks!! Thanks!!




What's wrong !!!

OS : winXP SP1
.Net frame work : 1.1 + sp1
Short cut maker : v1.0a

@Syyoo

Woooah.. now thats interesting, that hasn't appear on my screen before. I use

XP SP2 with all the critical patches
.NET v1.1 SP1

I disabled Windows XP theme, so it look like Windows 2000. Hmm.. thats about all I can offer you, since I don't want you to reinstall .NET

Able to download the .RAR file and try again?

Regards,

Jools.

You can't save it in the file you are just editing and also you can't edit an already existing shortcut !

@Jools99
I only use bs explorer as an autorun menu. It's a real pain to add things to it.
Plus you manually have to arrange it if you wanted it to be alphabetical.
So to keep a long story short, already do this

@FeReNGi

Well, I could make it save to the inf file thats easy.. and I wouldn't call it editing, its more like parsing for specific lines and gives the user a selection (save you typing). Glad I named the program correctly, Its a maker, not an editor haha.. Anyway.

I am hoping to add saving and editing feature when I'm totally free, and feeling insane. You know how it is, its much easier to use some person's program than making one. Heck, maybe I should have wait end of this year, and hope some nice person make a realtime shortcut previewer. Now theres a thought.

Resistance is Futile,

Jools.

ok I gave in and tried it I like it accept for the issues noted above. It cant save and as stated it can't edit already existing menu entries.


Thanks for the proggie. Accept for those issues above I prefer it over the reatogo link editor.

i been looking for something like this thanks

DUDE U GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!
WHEN I SAW THE ACTUAL MENU COMING UP FROM THE TOP... THAT IS JUST WAY TO KOOL.

REALLY NICE JOB

I REALLY NEEDED THIS CUZ I STARTED BUILDING A NEW BARTPE WITH MORE THAN 400 TOOLS

it could be nice if you made this tool run the commands on the menu to check everything was done ok

@Mauricio4XP

Glad you find it useful.

There shouldn't be problem if you build the shortcuts when the Source and Destination Directories section are finalize. Once the shortcut is made, it will point to <BartPE>\<directory>\<File>. Therefore it won't able to run the programs as it was on your "plugin directory".

Later,

Jools.

ill post some sreen shot latter