Bug 429615

Summary: Kdenlive 20.08.3 error: Missing shortcut: Windows is searching kdenlive.exe. To locate the file yourself, click Browse.
Product: [Applications] kdenlive Reporter: inademla294
Component: Setup & InstallationAssignee: Vincent PINON <vpinon>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: fritzibaby
Priority: NOR Flags: fritzibaby: Brainstorm+
Version First Reported In: 20.08.3   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Microsoft Windows   
OS: Microsoft Windows   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description inademla294 2020-11-25 01:56:43 UTC 
Created attachment 133619 [details]
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SUMMARY
Kdenlive 20.08.3 installation does not properly make the shortcut for kdenlive.exe.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Download Kdenlive 20.08.3 (https://download.kde.org/stable/kdenlive/20.08/windows/kdenlive-20.08.3.exe)
2. Install for just me
3. Run Kdenlive

OBSERVED RESULT
First obvious sign is when searching for Kdenlive in the Start menu, the Kdenlive program has a generic app icon. Clicking on it gives the prompt: Missing shortcut: Windows is searching kdenlive.exe. To locate the file yourself, click Browse.

EXPECTED RESULT
Installation should properly create and link shortcuts so that searching for Kdenlive should show the corresponding icon and clicking Kdenlive should directly open kdenlive.exe found in the bin folder.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 10

TEMPORARY SOLUTION
Click on the Browse button, browse to C:\Users\YOURNAME\AppData\Local\kdenlive\bin, and click kdenlive.exe.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Screenshot: https://i.ibb.co/6PYQDZr/image.png
Also, I installed Kdenlive 20.08.2 and it installed just fine. Shortcut works out of the box.
Comment 1 emohr 2020-11-30 17:21:37 UTC 
Confirmed. Thanks for reporting. I uploaded a fixed kdenlive-20.08.3.exe. Could you test?
Comment 2 inademla294 2020-11-30 22:34:39 UTC 
(In reply to emohr from comment #1)
> Confirmed. Thanks for reporting. I uploaded a fixed kdenlive-20.08.3.exe.
> Could you test?

Works great! thank you!
Comment 3 emohr 2020-12-01 16:48:36 UTC 
Thank you for the feedback and contribution. Glad to hear it works.