home directory shortcut

[Karl Auer]

On Fri, 2008-09-12 at 19:59 -0500, Chris wrote:
> Run gconf-editor, nav down to Apps, then Nautilus, then desktop.
> Click in the box, home_icon_visible
> 
> That should do it. Nothing fancy or unsure if will remove something etc.
> There also you can add/remove Trash, Computer, Network icons and
> Volumes visible.
> 
> To me, this is the Preferred way to do this.

For a home directory and a few other common ones like trash, yes. And
provided you are running Gnome.

The general technique - set up a launcher - works for ANY directory,
including many remote mount protocols, and works with ANY file manager
with a command line on ANY GUI that supports user launchers. And removal
is as simple as deleting the item from your desktop.

Regards, K.

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