Another quick fix is to open your 'home' directory icon from the desktop
and then click on 'Desktop'; you should have all the options at that
point. I'm curious though, I'm using 7.1 and my $user account does have
right click options - root however doesn't. Is that your case also?
Mike
Jeff Lee wrote:
>
> What works for me is to right-click within any other directory (i.e.
> AutoStart) and create the new link, and then move it to the desktop.
>
> At 11:29 PM 6/22/2000 -0700, you wrote:
> >Hello everybody,
> >I have just installed Mandrake 7.1. Using kde when i click on the right
> >button of the mouse on the desktop to add link to a new application of
> >file system device and so on the only option I get is:new folder ( nothing
> >more), this isthe same problem i used to have after installing staroffice
> >with kde integration but this time no star office is installed. Another
> >minor problem is that the kcmclock application seems to be disappeared
> >from the kde control panel.
> >Thanks in advance for your help
> >Ottavia
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