org.af.commons.install
Class FreeDesktopShortcut

java.lang.Object
  org.af.commons.install.DesktopShortcut
      org.af.commons.install.FreeDesktopShortcut

public class FreeDesktopShortcut
extends DesktopShortcut

Creates desktop entries according to the "Desktop Entry Specification 1.0" of freedesktop.org, which is implemented for example by KDE and GNOME. See http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-1.0.html

Constructor Summary

FreeDesktopShortcut(File shortcutDir, String name, File exec)
Constructor

FreeDesktopShortcut(File shortcutDir, String name, String exec)
Constructor

Method Summary

void	create() Creates the shortcut.
String	getGenericname() Returns the generic name for this shortcut.
boolean	isTerminal() Should the targeted executable be executed in the terminal?
void	setGenericname(String genericname) Sets the generic name for this shortcut.
void	setTerminal(boolean terminal) Set whether the targeted executable be executed in the terminal.

Methods inherited from class org.af.commons.install.DesktopShortcut

addParameter, addParameter, getDescription, getExec, getIconpath, getName, getShortcutDir, getWorkingDir, setDescription, setIconpath, setIconpath, setWorkingDir, setWorkingDir

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

FreeDesktopShortcut

public FreeDesktopShortcut(File shortcutDir,
                           String name,
                           File exec)

Constructor

Parameters:

shortcutDir - Directory where shortcut is created.

name - Visible name of the shortcut

exec - The targetted executable for this shortcut.

FreeDesktopShortcut

public FreeDesktopShortcut(File shortcutDir,
                           String name,
                           String exec)

Constructor

Parameters:

shortcutDir - Directory where shortcut is created.

name - Visible name of the shortcut

exec - The targetted executable for this shortcut. You can set an executable on the path here, but in general you should use the constructor with the File argument.

Method Detail

create

public void create()
            throws IOException

Description copied from class: DesktopShortcut

Creates the shortcut. Call this once after you have passed all relevant settings.

Specified by:

create in class DesktopShortcut

Throws:

IOException - If something bad happens while writing the link.

getGenericname

public String getGenericname()

Returns the generic name for this shortcut.

Returns:

The generic name for this shortcut.

setGenericname

public void setGenericname(String genericname)

Sets the generic name for this shortcut.

Parameters:

genericname - The generic name for this shortcut.

isTerminal

public boolean isTerminal()

Should the targeted executable be executed in the terminal?

Returns:

true iff the targeted executable should be executed in the terminal.

setTerminal

public void setTerminal(boolean terminal)

Set whether the targeted executable be executed in the terminal.

Parameters:

terminal - true iff the targeted executable should be executed in the terminal.