Re: [Usability] Creating links on desktop

["Adam D. Lopresto" <adam pubcrawler org>]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008, My Own Linux wrote:

> I am working on a document file in a folder /home/user/files/mymy.doc
>
> I often need to create a shortcut link for this file on desktop. I want a
> feature similar to "Send to" desktop.
>
> There is no way to do it in Gnome.
>
> Also in nautilus I need a option to create word process/excel sheet by right
> clicking and saying
>
> Create document > Wordprocessor
>
> right now it only creates a text file.

Any file in the ~/Templates directory is available in the Create Document
menu.  So just make whatever empty document you want to start with (either
completely empty, or with some contents already filled in) and copy it to
that directory.
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