home directory shortcut

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 06:52 -0600, Karl Larsen wrote:
> kapil singh kushwah wrote:
> > can anybody tell me how to create home directory shortcut on desktop ??
> > i don't want to create link over here.
>
>     To get to my HOME directory I use the GUI Places -> Home to display 
> what is on HOME. Or you can open a Terminal and you can list on that 
> what is in the HOME directory.
> 
>     So what is it you need to do?

You're doing it again, Karl. He doesn't want a multi-click or command
line solution, he wants a shortcut. That is, he wants an icon on his
desktop that he can click to see his home directory.

He does not want this icon to be a link. And I know why - if you have a
link, the path shown in Nautilus is /path/to/link, which is "wrong".

The right way to achieve this is to set up a launcher that opens the
desired directory. Works with any file manager, works with any desired
directory including your home directory, can be done simply and easily
within the Gnome GUI, and you don't clutter your filesystem with links.

HOWEVER: You have reminded me of an even simpler way to achieve what the
OP wanted: Just drag and drop the "Home Folder" entry out of the
"Places" list onto the desktop. You will end up with exactly what I
described in the previous paragraph and an earlier message.

Regards, K.

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