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	improve description to configure shortcuts and context menu entries (#166)
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							@@ -99,6 +99,12 @@ One Desktop shortcut is installed:
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Other, distribution-specific shortcuts can be copied to the desktop 
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from the Start Menu if desired.
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The Start menu folder WSLtty contains the link 
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<img align=absmiddle height=25 src=https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12740416/57078483-a7846a00-6cee-11e9-9c5e-8c2e9e56cae4.png>`configure WSL shortcuts`.
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This function is initially run when wsltty is installed.
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If should be rerun after adding or removing WSL distributions, 
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in order to create the respective set of shortcuts in the Start menu.
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#### Command line scripts `wsl*.bat` ####
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WSLtty installs the following scripts into `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\WindowsApps` 
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@@ -117,9 +123,16 @@ WSLtty provides context menu entries for all installed WSL distributions
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and one for the configured default distribution,
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to start a respective WSL terminal in a specific folder from an Explorer window.
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They are not installed by default.
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To add launch entries for the default or all WSL distributions to the 
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Explorer context menu, or remove them, run the respective script from the 
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Start Menu subfolder `WSLtty`.
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Start Menu subfolder `WSLtty`:
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* <img align=absmiddle height=25 src=https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12740416/57078483-a7846a00-6cee-11e9-9c5e-8c2e9e56cae4.png>`add default to context menu`
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  adds context menu entries for the default WSL distribution
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* <img align=absmiddle height=25 src=https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12740416/57078483-a7846a00-6cee-11e9-9c5e-8c2e9e56cae4.png>`add to context menu`
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  adds context menu entries for all WSL distributions
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* <img align=absmiddle height=25 src=https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/12740416/57078483-a7846a00-6cee-11e9-9c5e-8c2e9e56cae4.png>`remove from context menu`
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  removes context menu entries for WSL distributions
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#### Icon ####
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@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ SourceFiles=SourceFiles
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[Strings]
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InstallPrompt=Install Mintty terminal for WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)?
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DisplayLicense=
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FinishMessage=Mintty for WSL installed - for documentation see https://github.com/mintty/wsltty
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FinishMessage=Mintty for WSL installed - for documentation and configuration see https://github.com/mintty/wsltty
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TargetName=wsltty-%version%-install.exe
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FriendlyName=wsltty
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AppLaunched=cmd.exe /c install.bat
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