Hiding my desktop files
Is it possible to have all of my desktop files in one of the stacks instead of the actual desktop itself to keep the desktop clean?
Just put the files in a folder in your home folder and put that folder in the Dock. For instance, open your home folder, create a new folder called something like "CurrentStuff" and drag "CurrentStuff" into the Dock, on the Stacks side of the divider. Any new things you add to the Desktop, drag them to that folder.
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[solved] Hiding certain .desktop files in the XFCE menu?
Is there a way to hide .desktop menu entries in the XFCE menu without removing them from the system?
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Last edited by synthead (2008-01-13 22:00:40)Gustavo wrote:I think you can add this line in the .desktop to make the entry go away from xfce.
OnlyShowIn=GNOME
That's what I ended up doing. Works fine for now Thanks! -
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Dear Experts,
Please note that I am facing a chllenge while confiuguring the VNCServer on the local test Server. The Local Test Sver OS Version is Redhat Enterprise Linux Server
Release 5.5 32-bit. Please review the following error message and advise me on how to fix the vncserver issue.
[root@test .vnc]# cat xstartup
#!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
gnome-session &
[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
#xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
twm &
[root@test .vnc]# cat /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
# The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs.
# Uncomment the lines below to start a VNC server on display :2
# as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also
# need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how
# to do that.
# DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is
# untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see
# <URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/sshvnc.html>.
# Use "-nolisten tcp" to prevent X connections to your VNC server via TCP.
# Use "-nohttpd" to prevent web-based VNC clients connecting.
# Use "-localhost" to prevent remote VNC clients connecting except when
# doing so through a secure tunnel. See the "-via" option in the
# `man vncviewer' manual page.
# VNCSERVERS="2:myusername"
# VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 800x600 -nolisten tcp -nohttpd -localhost"
VNCSERVERS="1:oracle"
[root@test .vnc]# ls
passwd test.oracle.co.zm:1.pid test.oracle.co.zm:3.log test.oracle.co.zm:5.pid test.oracle.co.zm:6.pid
test.oracle.co.zm:1.log test.oracle.co.zm:2.log test.oracle.co.zm:5.log test.oracle.co.zm:6.log xstartup
[root@test .vnc]# more test.oracle.co.zm:1.log
Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 70101000, The X.Org Foundation
Tue Mar 11 11:18:37 2014
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
Could not init font path element unix/:7100, removing from list!
localuser:root being added to access control list
No profile for user 'root' found
SESSION_MANAGER=local/test.oracle.co.zm:/tmp/.ICE-unix/13603
Window manager warning: Log level 32: could not find XKB extension.
** (eggcups:13671): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1030
** (eggcups:13671): WARNING **: IPP request failed with status 1030
** (nm-applet:13697): WARNING **: No connections defined
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension
Unable to open desktop file /usr/share/applications/redhat-email.desktop for panel launcher: No such file or directory
Unable to open desktop file /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org-1.9-writer.desktop for panel launcher: No such file or directory
Unable to open desktop file /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org-1.9-impress.desktop for panel launcher: No such file or directory
Unable to open desktop file /usr/share/applications/openoffice.org-1.9-calc.desktop for panel launcher: No such file or directory
[root@test .vnc]#
Regards
Mohammed Abdul MuqeetHi,
Try these 3 solutions
1. Did you start vncserver services as:
service vncserver start
2.Check that port 5901 has not been blocked by a firewall:
# nc -vz localhost 5901
You should get a connection and a termination. If you get an error, fix the firewall.
3. service iptables stop
Hope This Helps
Regards,
-DK -
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Windows Computer1) If you are talking about the file names on the computer, there is a
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just under the location bar, press '''Tools,''' then '''Folder Options.'''
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2) Never NEVER '''NEVER''' download anything unless you know what
it is. If a web site claims it needs to download something, what is it?
It could be something like the flash player, '''or a virus ! !'''
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It goes something like this:
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I just want to know: How likely is this, really??
Can a website seriously just download and run a file without me knowing? I doubt Firefox would let that happen... Or could an email attachment be executed without me being able to read it first? I'm pretty sure it can't...
I don't understand why people seem to be concerned about .desktop files...
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Either MacOS or Bridge has the wrong app associated with the jpeg. Let's start with MacOS
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2. What does this message indicate?
3. I did manage to trash some of the songs But had another message that sounded like I should not attempt this either.
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How do I export photos back onto a camera SD card? I have created desktop files for the photos and the card, dragged photos to the card, but when I replace card in camera, it says "No valid photo to display". I just need to get some prints made and have been struggling with this for hours. Thank you.
No one can help you any more than has been done
Your camera is not a general purpuose photo display system - it is designed to take photos, let you look at those photos and allow you to download them to your computer or other places - if you wnat to use it view photos then you have to put the photos in exactly the correct place with exactly the correct names or it will not see them
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How place an LD_PRELOAD bash command into a .desktop file (LXDE)
To enable video in Skype with my webcam I must launch skype the following way:
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Mystery solved.
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Application "FINDER"not responding,Desktop files disappeared & " also "Trash" not working svn after relaunching several times.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Console in the icon grid.
Step 1
Make sure the title of the Console window is All Messages. If it isn't, select All Messages from the SYSTEM LOG QUERIES menu on the left.
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How to use the Dekstop Action in desktop files.
I just recognized that desktop files can contain cool actions like e.g shutter:
20 [Desktop Action Redo]
21 Name=Redo last screenshot
22 Exec=shutter --redo
23 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
24
25 [Desktop Action Select]
26 Name=Capture an area of the screen
27 Exec=shutter --select
28 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
29
30 [Desktop Action Screen]
31 Name=Capture the entire screen
32 Exec=shutter --full
33 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
34
35 [Desktop Action Window]
36 Name=Select a window to capture
37 Exec=shutter --window
38 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
39
40 [Desktop Action Active]
41 Name=Capture the current active window
42 Exec=shutter --active
43 OnlyShowIn=Unity;
What is their intention? Is there a way to make them more integrated into the desktop, e.g. as a global hotkey(aside form using their native commands)?
Last edited by manuelschneid3r (2015-04-28 13:53:17)@jasonwryan Maybe this is hastily. But I find it impolite to move this to NC and post a link that you did not even read. If you did, you would have noticed that the topic goes beyond anything written in this wiki article. I really know what e desktop entry is.
@ooo thank you.
For future readers, from the specs: Application launchers should expose them to the user (for example, as a submenu) within the context of the application. This is used to build so called "Quicklists" or "Jumplists".
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[[Managing file types]] (section "Changing download actions")
[[Unable to download or save files]] (section "Change file type settings")
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