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   Subject: Re: Howto create *.desktop files?   
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   Gerald I. Evenden wrote:   
      
   > Propably a totally dumb question but I am curious how the   
   > *.desktop files used in ~/Desktop are created for   
   > quick execution of gui programs?   
   >    
   > Obviously they are text files and some parts seem reasonbly   
   > obvious but other parts are not.   
   >    
   > I am mainly interest so that if I generate a gui program xxx,   
   > how to I make a xxx.desktop file.   
   >    
   > Apropos yielded a reference to kdelnk files and conversion   
   > to .desktop but nothing on making a kdelnk.   
   >    
   > Help.  I am surely missing something.   
   >    
   > Thanks.   
      
   With your cursor pointing to a blank area on the desktop, right click your   
   mouse then select "Create link to application".  Fill in the blanks and   
   away you go!   
      
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