> > I don't know for sure ( I will check) but the call to make the shortcut
> > doesn't seem specific to gnome, KDE should make the equivalent shortcut
> > with the same command.
> > I will point out that the EMC configuration picker has the option to
> > create a desktop launcher. Will it not work in KDE etc?
> AFAIK there isn't a system call to do this, like Windows. You create a
> .desktop file and drop it in the user's desktop folder.
This is the call to make a symlink in python:
os.symlink(source to point to ,destination to put link)
Like you said I don't think there is one to make a launcher.
> <http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-3909/6mjfjjvrg?a=view>
> Most modern window managers including Gnome and KDE recognize these
> though they may handle them slightly differently.
>
> Create a shortcut with the emc launcher. Now right click on the shortcut
> and open it with a text editor such as gedit or kate. That should give
> you a good idea how it all works.
Thank you for the info Les and John T -I will try it out.
If we can make this work properly I think it is worthwhile.
Stepconf is geared toward novices and novices will have just
loaded linux for the first time -they won't wait untill they know
Ubuntu/Gnome before making a configuration. I feel anything that
makes it easier to get there 'foot in the door' is worthwhile.
Once they see what can be done they will learn the rest.
>
> Ubuntu 6.x doesn't understand .desktop files but 10.4 does.
>
> Les
>
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