Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER? I'm using 10.1 Thank you, -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 3:23pm up 6:39, 2.6.16.13-4-default GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org
On Friday 08 September 2006 11:23, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER?
Yes, but it's quite difficult, brace yourself: Open a konqueror window, drag the folder on the desktop, choose "Link Here". Uh, uh
On Friday 08 September 2006 00:23, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER? I'm using 10.1 Thank you,
Same way you would in windows. Ooops, sorry. Open Kong, Drag folder to desktop, and when you let up the mouse button answer "Link here" to the prompt. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:31, John Andersen wrote:
Open Kong, Drag folder to desktop, and when you let up the mouse button answer "Link here" to the prompt.
This isn't actually a shortcut, but a symlink. While conceptually similar, they are fundamentally different. For example, you can't change file permissions for a symlink: stephan@owl:/tmp> ln -s ~/.ssh bar stephan@owl:/tmp> l bar lrwxrwxrwx 1 stephan users 18 2006-09-08 10:33 bar -> /home/stephan/.ssh stephan@owl:/tmp> chmod 0600 bar stephan@owl:/tmp> l bar lrwxrwxrwx 1 stephan users 18 2006-09-08 10:33 bar -> /home/stephan/.ssh A true desktop shortcut is a .desktop file with an arbitrary amount of metadata in the file describing, e.g., the folder icon, label under different languages, etc. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts
On Friday 08 September 2006 00:34, stephan beal wrote:
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:31, John Andersen wrote:
Open Kong, Drag folder to desktop, and when you let up the mouse button answer "Link here" to the prompt.
This isn't actually a shortcut, but a symlink. While conceptually similar, they are fundamentally different. For example, you can't change file permissions for a symlink:
For purposes of access to a folder they are functionally identical, which, I'm sure is what the OP was after. -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:38, John Andersen wrote:
For purposes of access to a folder they are functionally identical, which, I'm sure is what the OP was after.
They're not functionally identical "for purposes of access to a folder", actually. Try: cd ~/Desktop cd MyShortcut That will work for a symlinked "MyShortcut", but not for a .desktop file. However, i admit that i'm pedantically splitting hairs here, since i'm quite sure you mean "for purposes of access to a folder using the mouse under KDE". -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts
On Friday 08 September 2006 00:48, stephan beal wrote:
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:38, John Andersen wrote:
For purposes of access to a folder they are functionally identical, which, I'm sure is what the OP was after.
They're not functionally identical "for purposes of access to a folder", actually. Try:
cd ~/Desktop cd MyShortcut
That will work for a symlinked "MyShortcut", but not for a .desktop file.
However, i admit that i'm pedantically splitting hairs here, since i'm quite sure you mean "for purposes of access to a folder using the mouse under KDE".
What the hell is the matter with you Stephan? Why else would one put a link to a folder on the desktop? -- _____________________________________ John Andersen
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
John Andersen <jsa@pen.homeip.net> wrote: On Friday 08 September 2006 00:48, stephan beal wrote:
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:38, John Andersen wrote:
For purposes of access to a folder they are functionally identical, which, I'm sure is what the OP was after.
They're not functionally identical "for purposes of access to a folder", actually. Try:
cd ~/Desktop cd MyShortcut
That will work for a symlinked "MyShortcut", but not for a .desktop file.
However, i admit that i'm pedantically splitting hairs here, since i'm quite sure you mean "for purposes of access to a folder using the mouse under KDE".
What the hell is the matter with you Stephan? Why else would one put a link to a folder on the desktop? How about to create a 'Folder' on the desktop to contain links to other programs to launch. Think MacOS X. l
On Friday 08 September 2006 15:31, John Andersen wrote:
Same way you would in windows. Ooops, sorry.
Open Kong, Drag folder to desktop, and when you let up the mouse button answer "Link here" to the prompt.
Thanks. But it seems that since I use Gnome, when I release the mouse, Kong move the folder instead. So, the trick is to open 2 Kong windows, and drag the folder from one window to another, and when release choose "Link here" :) Many thanks for the help. -- Fajar Priyanto | Reg'd Linux User #327841 | Linux tutorial http://linux2.arinet.org 4:09pm up 7:26, 2.6.16.13-4-default GNU/Linux Let's use OpenOffice. http://www.openoffice.org
On Friday 08 September 2006 10:23, Fajar Priyanto wrote:
Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER? I'm using 10.1
Desktop --> Right-click --> Create New --> Link to Location As the Location, give a directory name, e.g.: /home/me -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts
Am Freitag, 8. September 2006 11:06 schrieb Jan Engelhardt:
Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER? I'm using 10.1 Thank you,
Folder is Windows terminology. Jan Engelhardt
I thought so, too, as in my early computer days (aeons ago) there were only directories (Verzeichnisse) in the computer and folders were made of cardboard, standing in the bookshelf . I never really got used to the "folders" of Win or Mac, but nobody understands me, if I talk about a directory (they think about the telephone book then), so I'm beginning to use the word "folder" too, if I like it or not... And when I right-click on my KDE desktop->new it asks me if I want to make a new "Ordner", which is a folder. So, KDE talks Windows? Daniel -- Daniel Bauer photographer Basel Switzerland professional photography: http://www.daniel-bauer.com Madagascar special: http://www.sanic.ch
On Fri, September 8, 2006 2:38 am, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
And when I right-click on my KDE desktop->new it asks me if I want to make a new "Ordner", which is a folder. So, KDE talks Windows?
KDE is a playmobil.
...and Playmobils are Kool! Just like KDE and Konqui. -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request
On Fri, September 8, 2006 2:06 am, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
Hi all, Is there any way we can make a desktop shortcut to FOLDER? I'm using 10.1 Thank you,
Folder is Windows terminology.
Since I get criticized much for using the term "folder" I'll chime in. I used "folder" to describe directories on my Sparc 5 and 20 as well as in OS/2 2.0 - Warp. I think the idea came up from my use of the Macintosh in the mid-80's. So, it has been around - at least in my circles of geekdom - for twenty years. I know it isn't the "correct" term, but many I know use folder and directory interchangibly. -- Kai Ponte www.perfectreign.com || www.4thedadz.com remember - a turn signal is a statement, not a request
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