Windows type shortcuts to files and folders

[Johan Kriel]

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).