Ralph Shumaker wrote: > I'd like to do something like create a link to a directory. I'm aware > of the mount derivatives, but that seems overkill. In a nutshell, I'd > like to be able to just delete the link in Nautilus and I don't think I > can do that if implemented thru the mount command. > > I vaguely recall being able to create such a link in Windows. I could > right-click-drag a directory to where I wanted the link and when I let > go of the right mouse button, I would get a popup menu giving me the > option to create a link. > > Is such a thing doable in FC7 Gnome? KDE? Other?
Press the alt key down while dragging. Icon of dragged item changes to include a '?' indicating you will be prompted for disposition. Then when you release the mouse (you can now release the alt, too), a popup menu will ask whether to Move/Copy/Link/Cancel. My SOP is to _always_ use the alt, because I too often release the mouse prematurely, causing something to be moved to someplace unintended -- and worse, I usually don't even notice where I dropped it <sigh>. If anybody knows how to set drag to always prompt, please let me know! This is another reason why I usually prefer the command line! Regards, ..jim -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
