On 1/23/2010 8:18 AM, Ralph wrote: > David E. Ross wrote: >> On 1/21/2010 8:52 PM, Ralph wrote: >>> Jim Dell wrote: >>>> Ralph wrote: >>>>> David E. Ross wrote: >>>>>> On 1/18/2010 4:12 PM, Ralph wrote: >>>>>>> "C:\Program Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" %1 >>>>>> >>>>>> You need a separate set of quotes around the %1. >>>>>> >>>>> Thanks David.. but >>>>> Adding quotes around the %1 does not make it work.. ("C:\Program >>>>> Files\SeaMonkey\seamonkey.exe" "%1") >>>>> I changed my default browser to Firefox and the "internet shortcuts" >>>>> work just fine. Strangely the data in the Tools> Folder options> \\Edit >>>>> has not changed, it still shows SeaMonkey and the path. When I change to >>>>> IE as my default browser it changes (and shortcuts work). Changing back >>>>> to SeaMonkey as the default writes the correct path back but sadly does >>>>> not work. >>>>> >>>>> Any more ideas?? >>>> Create a new icon by finding SeaMonkey in your start programs menu and >>>> right clicking on it and then using the Sendto item select create >>>> desktop shortcut. >>>> >>>> Jim >>> Thanks Jim but, >>> I am confused on how this (shortcut) would open the URL of the site I >>> want to go to. The shortcut opens SeaMonkey alright but with my default >>> home page. I do not need a desktop shortcut to do that. >> >> Now that I'm sure of what you want, here is how to get it. >> >> 1. Go to the Web page via SeaMonkey or any other browser. >> >> 2. "Normalize" your browser window. That is, make it less than >> maximized on your desktop. In the upper-right corner of the window, >> there are three buttons. If the middle button shows a single box, the >> window is already normalized. If the middle button shows two boxes -- >> one overlapping the other -- left-click on that button. >> >> 3. Drag the edges of the window until it is about half the size of your >> desktop. Drag the title bar (the bar at the very top) to move the >> window enough to expose a blank area on your desktop. >> >> 4. Position your cursor on the address area of the Navigation bar, >> within the area but to the left of the URI of the Web page. If >> positioned correctly, the cursor should become a hand instead of an arrow. >> >> 5. Hold down the left button of your mouse, drag the hand onto your >> desktop, and let go of the left button (dropping the hand). This should >> create an Internet Shortcut to the Web page. >> >> You can then move the Internet Shortcut into a folder. Alternatively, >> you can drag and drop the hand directly into a folder. >> > Thanks for trying to help David... but let's give up > > I make many "favicon" shortcuts... dragging the URL to my desktop where > it makes a shortcut to that specific page. If I am researching something > that I may want to get back to it is an easy way to make a desktop > "visible" bookmark.. and then when the project is finished can be easily > deleted or placed in a reference folder. > > My issue is with a bug in SeaMonkey 2.0.1 and 2.0.2 Where when I click > on one of these shortcuts I get a "Windows can not find..." error > message, the page will in fact open and when I close the page the error > message is still there and until accepted (OK) the desktop is > effectively locked. > > This "bug" did not exist in version 2.0.0 There can not be any instance > of SeaMonkey running, if there is this bug will not occur and the > shortcuts open normally > > If I make my default browser anything other than SeaMonkey the shortcuts > work just fine. (FireFox IE) > > If a short cut "you" make in this manner works... while there is no > other instance of SeaMonkey running... then this must be a local > configuration on my system... but in my opinion, still a bug! > > But I do appreciate you trying to help me. >
My problem is that I can't reproduce your problem. I just now tried with an old Internet Shortcut while SeaMonkey was already running, with an old Internet Shortcut while SeaMonkey was terminated, and with a new Internet Shortcut while SeaMonkey was terminated. All three cases worked. I have one more suggestion. Try opening (double-click) an HTML file that is on your desktop. If you get the same problem with that, then it's a problem with Windows and not SeaMonkey. -- David E. Ross <http://www.rossde.com/> Go to Mozdev at <http://www.mozdev.org/> for quick access to extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and other Mozilla-related applications. You can access Mozdev much more quickly than you can Mozilla Add-Ons. _______________________________________________ support-seamonkey mailing list support-seamonkey@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/support-seamonkey