home directory shortcut

[kapil singh kushwah]

On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 6:43 PM, Karl Auer <kauer at biplane.com.au> wrote:

> 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".
>

Thanks Karl you have got my problem .
I think like other Linux Distributions (such as Fedora,Centos, or other  rpm
derivatives).
Ubuntu should have default home folder on desktop.


> 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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Kapil singh Kushwah
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