>>>>> "David" == David Joham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: David> In KDE (and I think GNOME) your desktop "directory" is David> directly under your home directory. My username is davidj, David> so in Mandrake 8, I have a directory /home/davidj/Desktop David> In there are a whole bunch of shortcut files. Open the one David> you want and the binary file you want to run is in the David> "Exec" line. David> HTH It does. Thanks. -- Laura (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] , http://www.laymusic.org/ ) (617) 661-8097 fax: (801) 365-6574 233 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02139