support for localized start menu

[jef]

The attached patch adds the environment variable OSGEO4W_STARTMENU to the call postinstall script as the start menu is usually localized (e.g. called "Startmenü" in a german windows).

[jef]

patch to pass OSGEO4W_STARTMENU to postinstall script

[warmerdam]

Jurgen,

I have committed this change (r1094) and also updated the packaging instructions accordingly.

It seems to me we need to update the postinstall actions of all existing scripts that put things in the start menu (currently only a few), and that something similar should likely be done for "Desktop" when placing icons on the desktop. Is that right?

[warmerdam]

Is the "Programs" text not also requiring translation when adding things to Start Menu->Programs?

[jef]

Replying to warmerdam:

It seems to me we need to update the postinstall actions of all existing scripts that put things in the start menu (currently only a few),

Right.

and that something similar should likely be done for "Desktop" when placing icons on the desktop. Is that right?

Probably, but in German windows it's still "Desktop". So that works here. Not sure about other languages, though.

Replying to warmerdam:

Is the "Programs" text not also requiring translation when adding things to Start Menu->Programs?

The exported variable points to the OSGeo4W program group. So "Programme", as it's called in German, is included already. New program groups could probably be created as "%OSGEO4W_STARTMENU%/../Group".