Configuring desktop shortcuts

1. Locate the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Newlook 11.1\looksoftware.SmartFrame.exe in Windows Explorer.
2. Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard then drag and drop this file onto your desktop.
3. Release the mouse button to create the shortcut.
4. Right click the shortcut and rename the shortcut if desired.
5. Use the instructions below to configure any startup options. Typically Smartframe shortcuts will have a -i command line argument specified, which will run Smartclient with the specified solution, and a --html command line argument, pointing to the desired Smartframe template.

1. Locate the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Newlook 11.1\looksoftware.Client.exe in Windows Explorer.
2. Hold down the Alt key on your keyboard then drag and drop this file onto your desktop.
3. Release the mouse button to create the shortcut.
4. Right click the shortcut and rename the shortcut if desired.
5. Use the instructions below to configure any startup options. Typically Smartclient shortcuts will have a -i command line argument specified, which will run Smartclient with the specified solution.

When deploying your application to end users, command line arguments for deployed shortcuts will typically be configured during the deployment package creation process (refer to creating a deployment package for more information).

The following steps show you how to configure a desktop shortcut on your local machine for testing purposes:

1. Right click your looksoftware.Client.exe or looksoftware.SmartFrame.exe shortcut. This can be a desktop shortcut, a shortcut in the windows start menu or a shortcut created in Windows Explorer.
2. From the right click menu select Properties.
3. Click the Shortcut tab and position your cursor in the Target field.
4. Position your cursor to the far right of the file path string.

5. Add a -i command line argument to run the client with your desired solution. For example, if you wanted to start Smartclient using your ACME.ini solution, located in the @ACME folder within the default solution directory (C:\ProgramData\Newlook 11.1) the command line argument would look like this:

Click here for a full list of command line arguments.

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It is possible to combine command line arguments. For instance, you may wish to start the client with the specified solution and set the timeout parameter: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Newlook 11.1\looksoftware.Client.exe" -i@ACME\ACME.ini -t10

When deploying your application to end users, command line arguments for deployed shortcuts will typically be configured during the deployment package creation process (refer to creating a deployment package for more information).

1. Right click your looksoftware.SmartFrame.exe shortcut. This can be a desktop shortcut, a shortcut in the windows start menu or a shortcut created in Windows Explorer.
2. From the right click menu select Properties.
3. Click the Shortcut tab and position your cursor in the Target field.
4. Position your cursor to the far right of the file path string .
5. Add a --html command line argument to start the client with your desired Smartframe template. For example, if you wanted to start Smartclient with @ACME\Fixed Size\Smartframe.html, the command line argument would look like this:

6. Add a -i command line argument to start Smartframe with the specified solution.

After adding both the -i and --html command line arguments, the final target property would look like this:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Newlook 11.0\looksoftware.SmartFrame.exe"--html="@ACME\Fixed Size\SmartFrame.html" -i"@ACME\ACME.ini"

Click here for a full list of command line arguments

It is possible to work with screens offline, without the need for a live host connection or emulation session, by opening Newlook screen files (*.nl files). Refer to the topic Working with nl and nll files for more information about saving and opening host screen files.

To load an .nl or .nll file on startup via the command line, specify the file you wish to load after the Target string. For example, if you wanted to open an .nll file list called demo.nll that was located in the folder C:\ProgramData\Newlook 11.1\@ACME\Screens, your Target string would look like this:

It is also possible to specify a URL in the same manner. Newlook Smartclient will attempt to connect to the URL on startup.