Implement option for auto start on windows

build.xml

@@ -1710,6 +1710,7 @@ javax.swing.event, javax.swing.border"/>
                 prefix="resources/images/plugin/generalconfig"/>
             <zipfileset dir="${resources}" includes="application.properties"
                 prefix="resources"/>
+            <zipfileset src="${lib.noinst}/izpack-shortcut-link.jar" prefix=""/>
         </jar>
     </target>
 </project>

src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/generalconfig/GeneralConfigurationForm.java

@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@
 import net.java.sip.communicator.service.gui.*;
 import net.java.sip.communicator.util.*;
 
+import java.io.*;
+import com.izforge.izpack.util.os.*;
+
 /**
  * 
  * @author Yana Stamcheva
@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ private void initGUI()
                 mainPanel.add(Box.createVerticalStrut(10));
                 autoStartCheckBox.setText(
                     Resources.getString("autoStartOption"));
+                autoStartCheckBox.addActionListener(this);
             }
             {
                 groupMessagesCheckBox = new JCheckBox();
@@ -274,7 +278,38 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event)
         
         if (sourceObject.equals(autoStartCheckBox))
         {
-            //TODO: Implement auto start setting.
+            try 
+            {
+                String workingDir = new File(".").getCanonicalPath();
+                
+                String appName = 
+                        Resources.getApplicationString("applicationName");
+                ShellLink shortcut = new ShellLink(ShellLink.STARTUP, appName);
+                shortcut.setLinkType(ShellLink.STARTUP);
+                shortcut.setUserType(ShellLink.CURRENT_USER);
+                shortcut.setDescription(
+                        "This starts " + appName + " Application");
+                shortcut.setIconLocation(
+                        workingDir + File.separator + "sc-logo.ico", 0);
+                shortcut.setShowCommand(ShellLink.MINNOACTIVE);
+                shortcut.setTargetPath(workingDir + File.separator + "run.exe");
+                shortcut.setWorkingDirectory(workingDir);
+
+                if(autoStartCheckBox.isSelected())
+                    shortcut.save();
+                else
+                {
+                    // before we can get the filename of the link
+                    // we have to save it
+                    shortcut.save();
+                    
+                    new File(shortcut.getFileName()).delete();
+                }
+                
+            } catch (Exception e) 
+            {
+                logger.error("Cannot create/delete startup shortcut", e);
+            }
         }
         if (sourceObject.equals(groupMessagesCheckBox))
         {

src/net/java/sip/communicator/plugin/generalconfig/Resources.java

@@ -35,6 +35,19 @@ public class Resources
      */
     private static final String IMAGE_RESOURCE_NAME
         = "net.java.sip.communicator.plugin.generalconfig.resources";
+    
+    /**
+     * The name of the resource, where application properties are
+     * stored.
+     */
+    private static final String APPLICATION_RESUORCE_LOCATION
+        = "resources.application";
+
+    /**
+     * The application resource bundle.
+     */
+    private static final ResourceBundle APPLICATION_RESOURCE_BUNDLE 
+        = ResourceBundle.getBundle(APPLICATION_RESUORCE_LOCATION);
 
     /**
      * The string resource bundle.
@@ -64,6 +77,23 @@ public static String getString(String key)
             return '!' + key + '!';
         }
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Returns an application property string corresponding to the given key.
+     * @param key The key of the string.
+     * @return A string corresponding to the given key.
+     */
+    public static String getApplicationString(String key)
+    {
+        try
+        {
+            return APPLICATION_RESOURCE_BUNDLE.getString(key);
+        }
+        catch (MissingResourceException e)
+        {
+            return '!' + key + '!';
+        }
+    }
 
     /**
      * Loads an image from a given image identifier.