Desktop as home dir

[Uno]

Hi all!

I'm new to LXDE, and i was trying to let it fit my needs because it's the lightest de I've tried (for my really old laptop).

Usually, in Gnome, I had my home directory contents on desktop. I kept this setting (user-dirs.dirs) but (PCManFM I think) donesn't work with that. It shows a clean desktop and if I try to create dirs, files, move and copy, it gives me errors.

How can i fix this?

Thanks.

[meine]

look at http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM under Setup --> Desktop path

change ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs (as root) XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME"

it's just the other way round as described (most want a desktop and not the home dir) but should work

Meine

[Uno]

I kept this setting (user-dirs.dirs)

look at http://wiki.lxde.org/en/PCManFM under Setup --> Desktop path

change ~/.config/user-dirs.dirs (as root) XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Desktop" to XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME"

it's just the other way round as described (most want a desktop and not the home dir) but should work

Meine

It has always been like this, but it doesn't work.

[seppalta]

http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

[Uno]

http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

It has nothing about my question...

[rockdoctor]

Why not just remove ~Desktop then create a Desktop as a symlink to your home directory?

[seppalta]

It has nothing about my question... http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

I think the "places.sh" script modified to your situation coupled with a .desktop file does exactly what you want. In any case, it can be used to put a shortcut with icons of your choice to any, or all, of your Home folders on the Desktop.

[Uno]

Why not just remove ~Desktop then create a Desktop as a symlink to your home directory?

Great idea! Thanks! I've linked my home to ~/.desktop-lxde and then changed my user-dirs.dirs.

It has nothing about my question... http://douwil7.100webspace.net/linux/Tuning.html#11

I think the "places.sh" script modified to your situation coupled with a .desktop file does exactly what you want. In any case, it can be used to put a shortcut with icons of your choice to any, or all, of your Home folders on the Desktop.

Sorry, I saw just the first part of the guide and thought you misunderstood my question. I solved the other way (just because it's faster), but thanks anyway!