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[idea] right-click > launch / properties ... on installed programs

Open atesin opened this issue 1 year ago • 2 comments

Is Your Feature Request Related To A Problem? Please describe.

the problem is... i can't locate+launch some of my installed softwares

Describe The Solution. Why is it needed?

my proposed solution (addition) could be right-click>launch, or right-click>properties>exec-path would be nice....

it is needed to launch applications or get info in a centralized way, without the need of guess where the launch app shortcut went (in start menu, programs, program files (x86), a custom c:/ subfolder with exe file, user subfolder, program data, appdata, local appdata, etc etc)

Additional Context.

i think above info is enough

Related Issues

for example.. see the installed files of sdio package (snappy drivers installer origin)... its "files" section shows confuse paths/files.... some packages are just "installed" and don't create shortcuts anywhere, we don't know how to "run" (or if doesn't run, in case of libraries and codecs) or where it "goes"

atesin avatar Jul 14 '22 22:07 atesin

End-users expect this behavior because Windows Store implements it with an "Open" button and "Pin" option in the package menu.

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dajhorn avatar Feb 25 '23 13:02 dajhorn

  • in steam: you also can see some game properties > "launch options"
  • in any windows explorer shortcut: you can view properties > "executable location" or "program folder"

the question is i don't have idea where chocolateygui installs programs... for example, to go modify some program configuration/files directly, or if i had installed some program manually besides chocolateygui i want to identify which is which ... currently chocolateugui installs some program and i have no idea where is it, is like a black box... chances are chocolateygui users have enough technical knowledge to not to dig in dangerous places and mess up something

atesin avatar Feb 25 '23 15:02 atesin