On Friday 08 September 2006 10:53, John Andersen wrote:
What the hell is the matter with you Stephan?
i have a preference for technical correctness, and i didn't want the OP thinking that a symlink and a .desktop shortcut are the same thing. While functionally similar, they're unarguably not the same thing. As proof that they are indeed *functionally different*, try this: Tap: Alt-F2 Enter: / Drag 'home' to your desktop and make a symlink to it. Right-click the 'home' link and change the icon, then click OK. You will get an error dialog because KDE tries to save the icon preference under /home, which it cannot do for non-root users. If you use a .desktop file, you can indeed change the icon. And doing so is arguably useful if you have 10+ folder links on your desktop.
Why else would one put a link to a folder on the desktop?
Indeed, to access a "desktop shortcut" via a symlink or .desktop file are functionally the same (for many purposes, but not all) when done via a mouse, but not the same for purposes of, e.g., changing the folder icon or running a backup using rsync. They have different implications. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts