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desktop icon for applications
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 7:05 pm
by cobra
i cannot add an application shortcut icon in desktop....Please help me?
Re: desktop icon for applications
Posted: Sun Nov 30, 2008 11:48 pm
by Mark
Have you tried this.
Go to /usr/share/applications
Copy the .desktop file of the program you want a launcher for on the desktop
Go to /home/you/Desktop
Paste the .desktop file you copied from /usr/share/applications into /home/you/desktop
Enjoy
Re: desktop icon for applications
Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 10:45 am
by cobra
Thanks a lot.
Re: desktop icon for applications
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:19 am
by edward
I am using LXDE under Mandriva Linux 2009.
I created a desktop launcher for Mozilla Thunderbird while in the GNOME desktop, which automatically placed a copy of its .desktop file in the Desktop directory. However when I launch LXDE, the icon displayed is that of a postage stamp, not the Thunderbird icon.
Is there a way to fix the icon for the LXDE desktop?
Re: desktop icon for applications
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:21 am
by xircon
This post might help, I had the same problem with Firefox:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=883505
Re: desktop icon for applications
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:55 am
by Mark
edward wrote:I am using LXDE under Mandriva Linux 2009.
I created a desktop launcher for Mozilla Thunderbird while in the GNOME desktop, which automatically placed a copy of its .desktop file in the Desktop directory. However when I launch LXDE, the icon displayed is that of a postage stamp, not the Thunderbird icon.
Is there a way to fix the icon for the LXDE desktop?
You're using one of the OSX-like icon themes, aren't you.
Best thing to do would be to sudo leafpad /usr/share/applications/thunderbird.desktop and change the icon line from whatever it is now to /usr/share/pixmaps/thunderbird.png (or xpm. Check first). That way the Thunderbird icon will remain consistent, no matter how often you change themes.