LXDE Beginners Guide Above Updated

[seppalta]

Added to and rewrote some of the stuff - especially Section 3 on the Desktop and Section 11 on the Menu, Internet Links and .desktop files.
http://lxlinux.com

[richyrich]

A big thank you is in order, for creating and updating this great Mint Lxde online resource . . . . bookmarked !

thx again, richy

[antikythera]

Yes, thanks for that. It will be useful to point new users to instead of having to send multiple links to various topics on this and the main ubuntu forums.

[sagirfahmid3]

Nice job Doug! Excellent site, make sure you back it up regularly; I lost my website since I didn't keep working on it for like 3 months. The free webhosting services always seem to come with a catch *sigh*

Oh, you have a minor mistake here: "To illustrate how to use lxmed (Main Menu Editor), suppose you have installed Faststone Image Editor in doug/programs/faststone image editor and the .exe is fastsone ie.exe. Open the Main Menu Editor, highlite Graphics in the left column and click on New item."

[seppalta]

Thank you, people. You made my day! I have no special causes (although I do feel LXDE is underrated, and perhaps I propagandize for it too much) or need for ego-stroking. I'm just old and have trouble remembering where I saw something. So I keep a long written list. It only seemed reasonable to make the list public. I recognize that most people, especially newcomers to Linux, have only a limited amount of duck-duck-go energy, and so having a lot of information in one place is very useful. Corrections, constructive comments and potential additions are welcome, as I hope to keep it an ongoing project. My email is gmail, and use your imagination to guess the name.

[sagirfahmid3]

Well, you're not the only one who propagandizes LXDE; I love LXDE for its ability to transform itself into a simple looking UI or a magnificent and dazzling looking UI. I took my 1.4GHz Intel core-solo laptop to college and some guy was like "Hey! Is that a Mac?" and I said "No, actually it's Linux and its way damm better than Mac and its FREE!" He couldn't believe it that something so elegant could run on a crap laptop! (my laptop is REALLY old and crappy looking; it's from 2002).

I even printed out the stickers that say "Linux inside" and "Linux Mint 9 Compatible" and glued them over the Windows XP logo!