Icons disappeared

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gatsu322
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Icons disappeared

Post by gatsu322 »

Hi all! I have a problem!
While setting my desktop, the icon of MY DOCUMENTS has disappeared but I don't know why! I'm using Kubuntu 9.10 with LXDE installed via APTITUDE.
Thank you for helping! :D
maces
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Re: Icons disappeared

Post by maces »

Hi,

I guess all other icons, if there had been some, are gone, too? Open PCManFM and have a look at the desktop tab and have a look at the first checkbox, ("Manage the desktop ..."). If not checked, check it.

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gatsu322
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Re: Icons disappeared

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yes, other icons are gone too. sorry but PCManFm opens my home folder...
ok...right! I found what you told and "manage the desktop..." is checked! Maybe I'va to restart...I'm trying now
Wow! I've the icon of My Documents and other icons, but firefox one! :shock:
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Re: Icons disappeared

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Mhm so only firefox is gone. You can do several ways, to get it back:

1. go to "/usr/share/applications" and copy the file named "firefox" to your desktop. (It's a so called *.desktop file, which starts firefox ;))

2. If you have LXShortcut installed you can right click on firefox in your applications menu in LXPanel and say "add to desktop". (This is doing the above step automatically, but needs LXShortcut. )

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gatsu322
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Re: Icons disappeared

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I didn't think it could be possible, but when I saw in usr/share/application folder, firefox hadn't an icon! :shock:
So I tried the second way...no results! Firefox hasn't an icon.
P.s. LXShortcut is installed on my pc...
Anyway, tahmk you for spending your time. It's not a problem. I'm using LXDE for its speed ;)
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Re: Icons disappeared

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You mean there is an *.dektop file for firefox, but no icon(image)?

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gatsu322
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Re: Icons disappeared

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yes...there is the file not the icon or image...the same problem with "openbox session" and "monitor settings"...there is the file but not the image...
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Re: Icons disappeared

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Than the icon of the applications are not found by PCManFM I think, you tired the new version of PCManFM.

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Re: Icons disappeared

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thanks
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Re: Icons disappeared

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Ok. To be sure having all dependencies I gave

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sudo apt-get build-dep lxde
Then as root I installed the new PCManFM as you told. I rebooted. Well...Firefox hasn't icon...But it's not important! Thanks installing PCManFM, I learnt how to open file.tar.gz without Ark :D
Thank you for your time! ;)
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