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Re: trash can question

 

Thanks. Basically what you guys suggested is to create a shortcut to pcmanfm
trash. This works. Basically the link looks like it's a real trash, but it
doesn't behave like one. So there is no way to create a real trash can
outside the file manager?

Thanks
Zoltan


On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 10:58 AM, Yorvyk <yorvik.ubunto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> On Sat, 4 Dec 2010 08:16:55 +0100
> Zoltan Matlak <matlakzoli@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is it possible to add trash can to desktop or to task bar? Or the only
> way
> > to access it is from the file manager?
> >
> Just open up leafpad and put the following in:
>
> [Desktop Entry]
> Type=Application
> Version=1.0
> Name=Trash
> Exec=pcmanfm trash:///
> Icon=emptytrash
> Terminal=false
>
> Save it as trash.desktop on the Desktop. The Desktop should then show a
> Trash icon, which will open pcmanfm.  Right clicking won’t work though.
>
> --
> Steve Cook (Yorvyk)
>
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