The windows de-installer (which is run on update) deletes the digikam start menu folder. Kinda annoying when you put additional shortcuts to digikam specifying different config files in there. De-installers really shouldn't delete files they didn't install without at least warning. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. place additional shortcut to digkam in its start menu folder 2. de-install or update 3. OBSERVED RESULT additional short cut is gone EXPECTED RESULT additional shortcut should remain. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: 10
The shortcuts are not deleted by the installer. Just like the digiKam configuration file, they are located in the AppData/Local directory. Maik
I am not sure whether the shortcuts are discarded by the KF5 component when we define or change new ones in the main program. However, you have the option of exporting a shortcut scheme in the shortcut settings. Use this option to save the shortcuts. Maik
The start menu shortcuts for digikam are installed here C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\digiKam 7.1.0 which is the most convenient location for additional shortcuts specifying alternate configuration files. The de-installer (which is run by the installer if digikam is already installed) deletes the whole folder including shortcuts it didn't install. A work around may be to manually create a user start menu folder C:\Users\xuserx\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\digiKam 7.1.0 and place alternate shortcuts there, but. as I said I think it bad form for a de-installer to delete files it didn't install without warning.
I misunderstood, they are talking about the program link. Maik
Git commit ac6b0330466c45fb417bd36d5ff58607b2c0e54f by Maik Qualmann. Committed on 26/07/2020 at 20:48. Pushed by mqualmann into branch 'master'. do not delete the shortcut folder if it is not empty FIXED-IN: 7.1.0 M +2 -1 NEWS M +1 -1 project/bundles/mxe/installer/digikam.nsi https://invent.kde.org/graphics/digikam/commit/ac6b0330466c45fb417bd36d5ff58607b2c0e54f