Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-03 Thread Kirk Bridger
One other option is to middle click and drag the folder to the desktop. Dropping it this way will produce a menu, which includes the option to create a shortcut. Kirk Shaun McCance wrote: On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 13:02 +0530, My Own Linux wrote: I want to keep my file organized and want a

Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-03 Thread Shaun McCance
On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 13:02 +0530, My Own Linux wrote: > I want to keep my file organized and want a link on desktop for quick > access. If I am woking currently on project xzy then I have a folder > called ~/projects/xyz/ > > I have a file called 'todo' in that folder which i want to access very

Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-03 Thread Denis Washington
On Thu, 2008-07-03 at 13:02 +0530, My Own Linux wrote: > 2. Its much faster to right click and say Create File > OpenOffice > Word document, give a name and then start writing. It is actually possible to do this in nautilus, even if it's a bit hidden. Try the following: * Open OpenOffice Writer

Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-03 Thread My Own Linux
I want to keep my file organized and want a link on desktop for quick access. If I am woking currently on project xzy then I have a folder called ~/projects/xyz/ I have a file called 'todo' in that folder which i want to access very frequently. So I create a shortcut for it on the desktop. I want

Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-02 Thread Adam D. Lopresto
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, My Own Linux wrote: I am working on a document file in a folder /home/user/files/mymy.doc I often need to create a shortcut link for this file on desktop. I want a feature similar to "Send to" desktop. There is no way to do it in Gnome. Also in nautilus I need a option to

Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

2008-07-02 Thread Andre Klapper
Am Mittwoch, den 02.07.2008, 17:00 +0530 schrieb My Own Linux: > I am working on a document file in a folder /home/user/files/mymy.doc > > I often need to create a shortcut link for this file on desktop. I > want a feature similar to "Send to" desktop. Where should that be located? And why don't