How do I create a kde 4.1 desktop shortcut

#1 07-16-2008, 04:22 PM

Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release.

What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut?

#2 07-16-2008, 08:49 PM

Bit Twister wrote:

> Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release.
>
> What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut?
the devs have decided that you can't, you can place a shortcut into a folder like ~/Desktop and have that folder shown on the dt using the "folder view widget" but the old concept of desktop icons has been deemed passe
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#3 07-16-2008, 10:28 PM

On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:49:51 GMT, google01103 wrote:
> Bit Twister wrote:
>
>> Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release.
>>
>> What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut?
> the devs have decided that you can't, you can place a shortcut into
> a folder like ~/Desktop and have that folder shown on the dt using the
> "folder view widget" but the old concept of desktop icons has been
> deemed passe

I hear you, but my Suse 11.0 install has desktop icons which launch
an application like firefox. I just want to know how to create one.

#4 07-17-2008, 08:31 AM

Bit Twister wrote:

> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:49:51 GMT, google01103 wrote:
>> Bit Twister wrote:
>>
>>> Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release.
>>>
>>> What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut?
>> the devs have decided that you can't, you can place a shortcut into
>> a folder like ~/Desktop and have that folder shown on the dt using the
>> "folder view widget" but the old concept of desktop icons has been
>> deemed passe
>
> I hear you, but my Suse 11.0 install has desktop icons which launch
> an application like firefox. I just want to know how to create one.
your 11.0 was probably kde 4.0, I think this was removed in 4.1beta
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Suse 11.0 x64, Kde 4.1beta (factory repo), Opera 9.x weekly

#5 07-29-2008, 10:29 AM

On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:22:12 +0000 (UTC), Bit Twister wrote:
> Running kde 4.1 on Mandriva Linux 2009 Alpha 2 release.
>
> What are the instructions to create a desktop shortcut?

Create a shortcut group in the main menu.
Under the shortcut group, create an entry.
left click/drag to desktop
Now you can modify it to suite yourself.
You have to create a new entry for each different shortcut you want on
the desktop.

NOTE: Modifying the desktop values changes the shortcut you created
in the menu.

That is why you need to create a separate shortcut group to hold all
your desktop shortcuts. :-(