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[Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 9 Aug 2010 15:15:11 +0100
Phillip Whiteside <phillw@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi, a request from the forum area.
> 
> Phil, is there any easy way to create a custom launcher either on the panel
> > of the desktop? I'm wanting to make a launcher for rtorrent. This is one of
> > the only things I miss about Gnome(well that, and minimizing to tray doesn't
> > really work with a lot of apps). I just have to adjust to LXDE since I am so
> > used to Gnome. But all I used to have to do is right-click a panel, his
> > create launcher, the put rtorrent in for the command and the name, and that
> > was it.....
> 
> 
> I think they're referring to something like what I was given for the Trash
> Can, but not sure if there is something in 10.10 a3 for doing this.
> 
> [Desktop Entry]
> 
> Type=Application
> 
> Version=1.0
> 
> Name=Trash
> 
> Name[de]=Mülleimer
> 
> Exec=pcmanfm trash:///
> 
> Icon=emptytrash
> 
> Terminal=false
> 
> OnlyShowIn=GNOME;XFCE;
> 
> 
> Save it as trash.desktop on the Desktop. The Desktop should then show a
> Trash icon.
> 
> Right clicking and "emptying trash" does not work though.
> 
> 
Same method I’m afraid, creating a .desktop file.

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