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Re: Custom Launcher.

 

Isn't there an lxde-shortcut creator or something. I remember seeing it
somewhere.
It creates .desktop files very easily with a GUI.

Am 09.08.2010 22:05, schrieb Phillip Whiteside:
> Thanks Steve,
>
> I had a feeling that would be way to do it (see, I do learn :p )
>
> Regards,
>
> Phill.
>
> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 5:24 PM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> Steve Cook (Yorvyk)
>>
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