What you are looking for is a ".desktop" file. http://standards.freedesktop.org/desktop-entry-spec/desktop-entry-spec-latest.html
The thing that's missing (from all or at least most DEs?) is an easy way to create desktop files that point to a file URL. It looks like what you want is something like: $ cat blarg.desktop [Desktop Entry] Name=music Type=Link URL=file:///path/to/music This will create a shortcut with a blank file icon, it's possible to customize the icon for a desktop file but I haven't looked at how to do that. Behind the scenes I think this is using xdg-open (or some DE-specific thing which is probably just wrapping xdg-open), so you can create desktop files for any type of file and it will use your default handler to open it based on its type. On 14 July 2015 at 14:22, Johan Kriel <j...@hotmail.co.za> wrote: > No you are wrong!!! The way shortcuts work in Windows is totally different > from Ubuntu's symbolic links. Windows also have what they call a "Junction" > which do exactly what Ubuntu's symlinks do. But Windows shortcuts DOES NOT > create a symbolic path to the destination. It is a simple jump to the > destination as if you have typed "cd /destination" in a terminal. Both > shortcuts and junctions are useful, but they have different purposes and you > can not replace the one with the other. The problem I have with Banshee is > because I have to use symlinks where I really need shortcuts. > > Regards > Johan Kriel > > > > On 14/07/2015 15:06, Sam Bull wrote: >> >> On Sun, 2015-07-12 at 15:51 +0200, Johan Kriel wrote: >>> >>> Please guys, seriously consider the implementation of shortcuts as used >>> by Windows in Ubuntu. Those shortcuts are of real good use and they >>> don't create unnecessary extra symbolic paths to any folder. They are a >>> simple direct jump to another folder somewhere on your disc. >> >> Shortcuts are the equivalent of symbolic links. There is no functional >> difference. >> >> It sounds like the issue is that you have Banshee searching areas that >> you don't want it to. If the symlinks are outside the Music folder, then >> you just need to make Banshee only searches the Music folder. >> If the symlinks are inside the Music folder, then it'll create an >> endless loop when searching through the folder. I can't imagine any >> reason for doing this, so if they are in the Music folder, then perhaps >> explain what you're trying to achieve with them (or maybe there's an >> advanced setting in Banshee to stop it following symlinks). > > > > -- > Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list > Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss -- Matt Wheeler http://funkyh.at -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
