Desktop Icons

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jjjjjk
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Desktop Icons

Post by jjjjjk »

I can't move desktop icons.
Is there a way to do this?(Eventually is there a way to patch this)
I am need of this.
And more one thing-Is there a way to add icon on deskop with right click menu,or is there other way?
I like LXDE but due to this problems I can't move on it at all.
My distro is PCLinuxOS 2009 LXDE
maces
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Re: Desktop Icons

Post by maces »

Hi

This is afaik not possible, both. You can do the second, when you put files in the directory "~/Desktop/".

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Neal
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Re: Desktop Icons

Post by Neal »

jjjjjk,
Another way to add icons to your desktop is --->

Open LXDE Control Center (the icon to the left of the PCC icon on your panel), click on the System tab, and from the options there, open File Manager Superuser Mode. Navigate to /usr/share/applications and look for the .desktop file for the application you want to add to your desktop. Right click the file and choose copy from the menu that opens. Next right click on your desktop and choose paste from the menu that opens. Repeat for all the applications that you want to add to your desktop.

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Re: Desktop Icons

Post by maces »

@Neal: If you wanna copy things from "/usr/share/applications", you don't need root access.

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Re: Desktop Icons

Post by Neal »

Thanks, Maces. :) Should have realized that, shouldn't I? :lol:
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