I'm installing a game mod and it asks to create a .lnk file. Is this possible in Crossover?
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MacOS Sonoma
Windows 11 Bottle
Crossover 23.7.1 for MacOS
Fallout New Vegas via Steam install
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I'm installing a game mod and it asks to create a .lnk file. Is this possible in Crossover?
MacOS Sonoma
Windows 11 Bottle
Crossover 23.7.1 for MacOS
Fallout New Vegas via Steam install
Yes. The "Create Launcher" button does create a Windows .lnk file behind the scenes.
If you need more control over the process, the CrossOver GUI does this using a builtin program called cxmklnk which takes the following arguments:
One of the following to specify the lnk filename:
--desktop LNK Names the shortcut to create on the user's desktop.
--startmenu LNK Names the menu to create in the user's Start Menu.
--programs LNK Names the menu to create in the user's Start Menu/Programs folder.
--lnkfile LNK Specifies the full Windows path of the shortcut to create.
This must be specified to set the target:
--target EXE The Windows executable that the shortcut should point to.
These are optional:
--args ARGS The command arguments.
--workdir DIR The working directory.
You can run cxmklnk using "Run Command", cmd (which can be accessed through Run Command), or CrossOver's wine command with the --wl-app switch.
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