| On Thursday 19 February 2009 17:48:31 Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > Rick Miles wrote: > > Nikos Chantziaras wrote: > > > > Rick Miles wrote: > > > >> I have asked about this on two threads and apparently no one else > > > >> saw it as an issue but AFAIC it is really handy among other things > > > >> to hit an icon that will open up a browser at a predefined URL. > > > > > > > > I can do that just fine here. Right-click on desktop, "Create > > > > New->Link to location". I enter "http://www.google.com/linux" and > > > > there, I just created it. I double-click it, Firefox opens up > > > > google/linux. You select the icon, press F2 and can rename it to > > > > whatever you want (you don't need to keep the ".desktop" suffix). > > > > You can also right-click and in the properties select another icon > > > > for it. > > > > > > > > This is with vanilla, unmodified KDE 4.2.0. > > > > You must have a different brand of vanilla I can't do that on my desktop > > but I can do that in the folder ~/Desktop which the kde docs Anne > > referred me to say to use that method as a workaround if one wants that > > kind of kde 3 desktop functionality on a kde 4 desktop. > > > > I think this may be a point of confusion desktop or the folder ~/Desktop > > on the desktop. > > Your desktop can be whatever you want it to be. and I don't want to have to put a folder named anything on top of it to be able to add my own icons to it. > ~/.desktopicons instead of ~/Desktop. I don't see where the problem is, > if there is a problem at all. > The method you prefer is discussed in the KDE docs under the heading " If you prefer a Classic, KDE3-style Desktop" I don't. I'd rather learn how to work with KDE4 but not be constrained with what I can do. Name=Home Comment=Home Directory Exec=/usr/bin/konqueror ~/ Icon=/usr/local/share/icons/home-42.png Terminal=0 Type=Application Categories=Application;Network; Cheers, http://rickmiles.com.au Celebrate Chaoflux http://turtlespond.net |
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