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  1. Jalview
  2. JAL-3394

Install install4j version 8 and use relevant new features

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    • Type: Improvement
    • Status: Closed
    • Priority: Blocker
    • Resolution: Fixed
    • Affects Version/s: 2.11.0
    • Fix Version/s: 2.11.1, 2.11.1.0
    • Component/s: install4j
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      Description

      Install4j v 8.0 (now 8.0.1) includes a lot of new features. New features of immediate relevance to Jalview include:

      * MSI wrapper for Windows installers.
      * New on-demand JRE bundle bundle creation with automatic download from the OpenJDK providers AdoptOpenJDK, Liberica and JetBrains Runtime.
      * Added a cross-platform "Register a URL handler" action. This allows you to start a launcher from a link in a web browser and facilitates migrations from Java Web Start to install4j.
      * File associations and URL handlers for macOS archives.
      * File associations for Linux/Unix desktop environments.
      * "Create start menu entry" and "Add a desktop link" action: Additional entries for the created .desktop file can now be specified.
      * Linux/Unix: Additional content for the .desktop service file can be configured on the "Executable info->Unix options" step of the launcher wizard. This is important for archives and also applies to the "Create program group" action.

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          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. JAL-3420 Jalview File associations for Linux

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Closed
          related with

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JAL-4374 The jalview:// (or jalviewx://) scheme does not work when a port is specified

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Ready for testing

          Task - A task that needs to be done. JAL-3606 review install4j 8 capabilities for future Jalview versions

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. JAL-4376 Jalview desktop launching scheme URLs (jalview://) should be able to accept query string arguments like jalviewjs for easy comparison

          • Major - Major loss of function.
          • Open

          Improvement - An improvement or enhancement to an existing feature or task. JAL-3573 Add desktop categories to linux/unix installer .desktop file

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

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              soares Ben Soares
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              soares Ben Soares
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