Create icon to the desktop

[jujielbrus]

Hello!

I'm new to Linux and just installed Mint

If there any way to contact creators of release to ask for add "Create icon to the desktop" when you push right button on a folder or a file?

It takes me 15-20 minutes to find out that it only can be possible by Ctrl+M or "Edit" on Top menu and only then Create a link and then move it to a desktop

Would save time of many other's who are switching from other OS

Thank you!

[Cosmo.]

Without knowing the system details nothing is possible.

[jujielbrus]

For usual migrating user it's not a point. It's just a point of dealing with comfortable interface

[trytip]

For usual migrating user it's not a point. It's just a point of dealing with comfortable interface

in cinnamon desktop you have the option to rightclick of file/folder > Make Link you can then rename the link to make it shorter and move to desktop
not the fastest way but works.

or, you can add it yourself if you want with this:

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touch .local/share/nemo/scripts/Link_To_Desktop

open the new text file:

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xed .local/share/nemo/scripts/Link_To_Desktop

paste this and save:

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#!/bin/bash

DESKTOP=~/Desktop
 
if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
  zenity --error --text "At least one file or directory must be selected."
elif [ $# -gt 1 ] ; then
  zenity --question --text "Multiple items selected. Proceed?"
fi
 
if [ "$?" = 1 ] ; then
    exit 1
fi
 
for item in "$@"; do
    ln -s "$PWD/$item" "$DESKTOP/$(basename $item)"
done
 
exit 0

now you will have a new rightclick called Scripts > Link_to_desktop

last: make this script executable with

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chmod +x .local/share/nemo/scripts/Link_To_Desktop

[Midnight True]

If there any way to contact creators of release to ask for add "Create icon to the desktop" when you push right button on a folder or a file?

In Xfce: right click ---> Send To ---> Desktop (Create Link)

[AndyMH]

Right click "create new launcher here"?

[motoryzen]

Everyone here has made great input.

jujielbrus...... see that section above surrounded in pink background ( that's virtually impossible to miss. I recommend you get comfy with Step 5 ) that has a blue font link talking about how to get help ? Left click on that link.

Step 5 talks about how to post your system info which includes the desktop environment you're using.

Or you could do it the gui way with the following below.

1. start aka Windows button on your keyboard, type without quotes " system reports", select that
2. left click on "System information" button in upper left area
3. left click on " copy " button in bottom right area
4. Come back here left click on the white area where you type your responses, right click and paste. the click Submit button below.

This site's management put that link there to save everyone time-wasting speculation . Your desktop environment can matter as to how to accomplish this task.

[jujielbrus]

For usual migrating user it's not a point. It's just a point of dealing with comfortable interface

in cinnamon desktop you have the option to rightclick of file/folder > Make Link you can then rename the link to make it shorter and move to desktop
not the fastest way but works.

Strange! I have Cinnamon but i don't have that option when i'm click right button on folder or file there's no option to place it to desktop..........

[AndyMH]

Strange! I have Cinnamon but i don't have that option when i'm click right button on folder or file there's no option to place it to desktop..........

Nor me, but what you can do is right click on the desktop, "create launcher here" and in the command enter nemo /pathtofolder. If you click on the rocket icon you can browse to an icon of your choice.

[CloneWerks]

Press and hold CTRL+SHIFT and drag whatever it is out to the desktop.

[jujielbrus]

Strange! I have Cinnamon but i don't have that option when i'm click right button on folder or file there's no option to place it to desktop..........

Nor me, but what you can do is right click on the desktop, "create launcher here" and in the command enter nemo /pathtofolder. If you click on the rocket icon you can browse to an icon of your choice.

Thanks, but what my proposal is, is to add this feature in next versions of linux mint by default, so no need to unprofessional elders get into details and finding this forum in search of help

[jujielbrus]

Press and hold CTRL+SHIFT and drag whatever it is out to the desktop.

Thanks, but what my proposal is, is to add this feature in next versions of linux mint by default, so no need to unprofessional elders get into details and finding this forum in search of help finding this or that way Everyone on other OS (Mac, Windows etc.) in 99% do it by right click -> send icon to a desktop

[Cosmo.]

what my proposal is, is to add this feature in next versions of linux mint by default

For this you are here on the wrong place, this is a user forum. To reach the developers you need to go to https://github.com/linuxmint

[trytip]

Strange! I have Cinnamon but i don't have that option when i'm click right button on folder or file there's no option to place it to desktop..........

if this feature was removed or i added it somehow i never used it much. the nemo/script send to desktop is useful anytime you want to make a link easier to locate.
i'm using mint 19.3 Cinnamon_4.4.8 Nemo_4.4.3

[jujielbrus]

I'm using mint 20.3 Cinnamon

Very strange... why they remove such functional thing...

[jujielbrus]

what my proposal is, is to add this feature in next versions of linux mint by default

For this you are here on the wrong place, this is a user forum. To reach the developers you need to go to https://github.com/linuxmint

Thanks. I wrote them there but what i got is my topic was closed due completed (?) don't know if they take it into account tho

https://github.com/linuxmint/cinnamon/issues/11565

[Cosmo.]

When something has been "completed", this does not mean, that it has been released. Perhaps this will happen with the next release.

[jujielbrus]

Yep, that what i hope on!