Added a view synthetic start menu entry.

CMakeFiles/CwipcInstallers.cmake

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ elseif(WIN32)
     set(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_UNINSTALL_COMMANDS "")
     string(APPEND CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_UNINSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait 'python3 -m pip uninstall -y cwipc_util cwipc_codec cwipw_realsense2 cwipc_kinect'\\n")
 	set(CPACK_NSIS_MENU_LINKS
-		"libexec/cwipc/scripts/run-cwipc-check-fix.bat" "Attempt to fix cwipc installation"
+        "libexec/cwipc/scripts/run-cwipc-view-synthetic.bat" "View a sample dynamic pointcloud"
+        "libexec/cwipc/scripts/run-cwipc-check-fix.bat" "Attempt to fix cwipc installation"
         "libexec/cwipc/scripts/run-cwipc-check.bat" "Check cwipc installation"
         "share/docs/cwipc/readme.md" "Readme file"
 		)

readme.md

@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ The change log can be found at [CHANGELOG.md](CHANGELOG.md).
 
 The simplest way to install cwipc is through a prebuilt installer. This will install everything in the standard location, and it allows running the command line tools as well as developing C, C++, Python or Unity programs that use the cwipc library.
 
-After installation, run `cwipc_view --synthetic` from a shell (terminal window, command prompt). It should show you a window with a rotating synthetic point cloud if everything is installed correctly. There is also a command line utility `cwipc_check` that will test that all third-party requirements have been installed correctly. Especially on Windows this can be very helpful (see below).
+After installation, run `cwipc_view --synthetic` from a shell (terminal window, command prompt). It should show you a window with a rotating synthetic point cloud if everything is installed correctly. There is also a command line utility `cwipc_check` that will test that all third-party requirements have been installed correctly.
+On Windows you can find these in the start menu too.
 
 See below if you want to install to a different location, or if you want to modify cwipc itself and build it from source.
 
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ Download the windows installer `.exe` for the most recent cwipc release from <ht
 
 Run it, and it will install the cwipc command line tools and the C++ and Python APIs.
 
+> If the installer does not run you must install the "Microsoft VC++ Redistributable" first (64 bit version).
+
 It will _also install all required third party packages_, unless a usable version is detected.
 
 ### Windows - check installation

scripts/run-cwipc-view-synthetic.bat

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+cwipc_view --synthetic
+pause