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[IMPROVEMENT] Add ability to add shortcuts to auto desktop shortcut remove #3282

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calador opened this issue Feb 8, 2025 · 2 comments · Fixed by #3284
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[IMPROVEMENT] Add ability to add shortcuts to auto desktop shortcut remove #3282

calador opened this issue Feb 8, 2025 · 2 comments · Fixed by #3284
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calador commented Feb 8, 2025

Please confirm these before moving forward.

  • I have searched for my feature proposal and have not found a work-in-progress/duplicate/resolved/discarded issue.
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Describe the improvement

In the dialog for desktop shortcut removal (Settings->Install and update preferences->[X] Ask to delete desktop shortcuts created during an install or upgrade->Manage shortcuts) there is only an option to [Reset list] if there are no detected shortcuts.
A helpful addition would be to add a shortcut to the list, either by drag-and-drop, a dialog, or a Scan for Shortcuts button. Since UniGetUI runs in the background, it can perform a periodic sweep of the desktop folder and remove icons checked as per the existing behaviour of if icon is checked it gets deleted and if unchecked it stays.

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Existing installations of apps do not get added to the list for automatic shortcut removal, even if an update to the app is performed by UniGetUI. I even had to use the Uninstall then reinstall option on one app to even get the update to install and the icon was not in the list. Being able to add to the list after the fact would keep desktop clutter under control.

@calador calador added the enhancement An improvement to WingetUI label Feb 8, 2025
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Existing installations of apps do not get added to the list for automatic shortcut removal, even if an update to the app is performed by UniGetUI. I even had to use the Uninstall then reinstall option on one app to even get the update to install and the icon was not in the list. Being able to add to the list after the fact would keep desktop clutter under control.

If you manually delete that shortcut, and then an update adds it again, UniGetUI will (or at least should) prompt you to remove that shortcut.

Could that be what you are looking for?

Nevertheless, it makes sense to add a button to manually add a shortcut.

@marticliment marticliment added this to the Features milestone Feb 8, 2025
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mrixner commented Feb 9, 2025

If you manually delete that shortcut, and then an update adds it again, UniGetUI will (or at least should) prompt you to remove that shortcut.

This was what I had intended when writing it, however I agree that a manual scan for shortcuts button is more user-friendly.

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