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cascamorto
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I'm quite embarresed to ask this baut i'm a gnome and kde veteran and recently converted to xfce........ how do i make an icon on the desktop??
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zieloo
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:26 am Post subject: |
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As far I as know xfce4 does not support icons on desktop.
Take a look at idesk or sth similar. |
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cheers..... 
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cascamorto
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| Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:56 am Post subject: |
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looked at idesk and emerged this now i get this:
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bash-2.05b# idesk
Can't find config file or missing 'Config' table in the config file.
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the website on sourceforge says something about modifing .ideskrc but i can't find such a file...
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zieloo
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Read readme.
You need to create both: a ~/.idesktop directory where your icons will be stored and a .ideskrc config file. |
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Hey,
Thanks for asking, I was trying to figure out if you could put stuff on xfce's desktop myself. 
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drphibes
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rox (specifically the rox "pinboard") is also a popular means of providing desktop icons in xfce 4.
http://rox.sourceforge.net/phpwiki/ |
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| Yeah, I'd recommend Rox as well, if you're into that sort of thing. It's nice and lightweight, and gtk-based so its a breeze to theme. |
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