change Windows start menu entry line #477

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idk · 2025-04-21T15:11:19-04:00

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:19 -04:00

#1051 open enhancement

Reported by:Eche|onOwned by:
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minor
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0.9.27
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installer
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0.9.7.1
Keywords:
windows usability
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Hi!

on a short user test on #cts4 we did find the problem in windows start menu to be very confusing:

start (no window) and start (restartable).

Rephrase the two entries to make a EASY choice for user.

Or remove one entry, which is the better choice.

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Opened [8 years ago](/timeline?from=2013-09-30T15%3A42%3A27Z&precision=second "See timeline at Sep 30, 2013 3:42:27 PM") Last modified [5 years ago](/timeline?from=2016-05-10T20%3A12%3A39Z&precision=second "See timeline at May 10, 2016 8:12:39 PM") ## [\#1051](/ticket/1051)[open](/query?status=open)[enhancement](/query?status=!closed&type=enhancement) # change Windows start menu entry line Reported by:[Eche\|on](/query?status=!closed&reporter=echelon)Owned by: Priority: [minor](/query?status=!closed&priority=minor) Milestone: [0.9.27](/milestone/0.9.27 "Completed 5 years ago (Oct 17, 2016 12:00:00 PM)") Component: [installer](/query?status=!closed&component=installer) Version: [0.9.7.1](/query?status=!closed&version=0.9.7.1) Keywords: [windows](/query?status=!closed&keywords=~windows) [usability](/query?status=!closed&keywords=~usability) Cc: Parent Tickets: Sensitive: [no](/query?status=!closed&sensitive=0) ### Description Hi! on a short user test on #cts4 we did find the problem in windows start menu to be very confusing: start (no window) and start (restartable). Rephrase the two entries to make a EASY choice for user. Or remove one entry, which is the better choice. ### Subtickets

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idk commented

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comment:7 Changed 5 years ago by zzz

wrapperw.exe is in the standard and pro binary zips, so we'll have to build it ourselves, and I haven't (yet) found any docs on how to build it.

[comment:7](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:7) Changed [5 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2016-05-10T20%3A12%3A39Z&precision=second "See timeline at May 10, 2016 8:12:39 PM") by zzz wrapperw.exe is in the standard and pro binary zips, so we'll have to build it ourselves, and I haven't (yet) found any docs on how to build it.

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:20 -04:00

comment:6 Changed 5 years ago by zzz

Here's how:

https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/customize.html

[comment:6](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:6) Changed [5 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2016-05-10T20%3A01%3A19Z&precision=second "See timeline at May 10, 2016 8:01:19 PM") by zzz Here's how: [https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/customize.html](https://trac.i2p2.de/https://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/customize.html)

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:20 -04:00

comment:5 Changed 5 years ago by zzz

If we enable desktopgui for windows, we have a system tray icon, and we don't need a console window. See http://zzz.i2p/topics/2122

The console is set with the -c option, but it's implicit, removing it doesn't help:

http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/launch-win.html

This talks about a console-less wrapperW.exe but there's no info on how to build it and it's not in the delta pack:

http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/props-wrapperw.html

[comment:5](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:5) Changed [5 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2016-05-10T19%3A58%3A00Z&precision=second "See timeline at May 10, 2016 7:58:00 PM") by zzz If we enable desktopgui for windows, we have a system tray icon, and we don't need a console window. See [http://zzz.i2p/topics/2122](https://trac.i2p2.de/http://zzz.i2p/topics/2122) The console is set with the -c option, but it's implicit, removing it doesn't help: [http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/launch-win.html](https://trac.i2p2.de/http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/launch-win.html) This talks about a console-less wrapperW.exe but there's no info on how to build it and it's not in the delta pack: [http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/props-wrapperw.html](https://trac.i2p2.de/http://wrapper.tanukisoftware.com/doc/english/props-wrapperw.html)

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:20 -04:00

comment:4 Changed 5 years ago by zzz

Milestone:
→ 0.9.27Type:task →
enhancement

Bump, agreed, this is horrible. And why do we have a 'window' anyway?

Ideal would be to use 'window' (i.e. wrapper) but without an actual console window. How do we do that?

The 'no window' ~= runplain, not restartable, should be removed.

[comment:4](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:4) Changed [5 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2016-05-04T16%3A31%3A18Z&precision=second "See timeline at May 4, 2016 4:31:18 PM") by zzz Milestone: → 0.9.27Type:task → enhancement Bump, agreed, this is horrible. And why do we have a 'window' anyway? Ideal would be to use 'window' (i.e. wrapper) but without an actual console window. How do we do that? The 'no window' ~= runplain, not restartable, should be removed.

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:20 -04:00

comment:3 Changed 5 years ago by str4d

Status:new →
open

[comment:3](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:3) Changed [5 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2016-02-18T04%3A43%3A54Z&precision=second "See timeline at Feb 18, 2016 4:43:54 AM") by str4d Status:new → open

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:21 -04:00

comment:2 Changed 6 years ago by str4d

Keywords:windows usability added
Milestone:0.9.11

[comment:2](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:2) Changed [6 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2015-01-09T13%3A21%3A04Z&precision=second "See timeline at Jan 9, 2015 1:21:04 PM") by str4d Keywords:_windows_ _usability_ added Milestone:0.9.11

idk commented

2025-04-21 15:11:21 -04:00

comment:1 Changed 7 years ago by str4d

Milestone:0.9.9 →
0.9.11

This will probably happen as part of #741

[comment:1](https://trac.i2p2.de/\#comment:1) Changed [7 years ago](https://trac.i2p2.de//timeline?from=2014-01-09T05%3A38%3A20Z&precision=second "See timeline at Jan 9, 2014 5:38:20 AM") by str4d Milestone:0.9.9 → 0.9.11 This will probably happen as part of [#741](https://trac.i2p2.de//ticket/741 "#741: enhancement: Make I2P easier to deal with with Windows firewall software (accepted)")

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change Windows start menu entry line #477

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