Dennis Robertson wrote:
>
> Frank Arnold wrote:
> >
> > Autostart
> > Look inside the folders in Autostart and you will find lots
> > of icons for applications that are not on your desktop.
> > Like to have one or more on the desktop?
> > Drab it from autostart to the desktop and select "Copy"
> > from the window that pops up. Now it's ready to use with one click.
> >
> > Template
> > Want to run your favorite command line application from
> > a desktop icon? Drag the gear icon in Template to the desktop
> > and select "Copy" (don't select "Move" or you will not be able
> > to do this again.) Now right click on the gear and select
> > "Properties" Input the requested information in the dialog
> > box that appears, click on the gear icon that is inside the
> > dialog box to select a new icon for your applicaton or
> > executable script, select OK and you have a new application
> > icon ready to use. I used it to create an icon for minicom,
> > Midnight Commander (-c on) and a script I use with fetchmail.
> >
> > My recommendation then would be to keep them unless you are
> > setting the machine up for a user and you don't want making
> > changes easy for them.
> >
> > Frank Arnold
> > =========================================================
> > On 10 Dec 1999, Pixel wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is there anybody here who uses the Template or/and Autostart folders in KDE?
> > >
> > > (otherwise we're gonna remove them!)
> > >
> > > cu Pixel.
> > >
> Hello Frank,
> I tried your excellent template suggestion to create an icon for
> midnight commander. I got as far as an icon that opens konsole but I
> can't get mc to start. Could you elaborate for a newbie, please. Also,
> I can't get the Autostart directory to open; instaed I get the error:
> The config file has no "Type=..." line. Can you help, please?
> Regards,
> --
> Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
> Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
Hello again Frank,
I finally figured it out, thanks, once I realised there was a run in
terminal option. Neat.
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Dennis Robertson 2/2 Sylvia Street NOOSAVILLE QLD 4566 AUSTRALIA
Phone: 61 7 54742343 Mobile: 0419 535539 Fax: Phone first.
