Cannot delete the link to the home folder on the desktop

[Dani745]

Hi guys, Salix LXDE here. When I try to delete the link to the home folder on the desktop I get this message: no such file or directory. WAT DO?

[gapan]

I don't think you can do that. You either let pcmanfm manage your desktop and have it there or not let pcmanfm manage your desktop and have no icons on the desktop at all.

[Dani745]

OK thanks anyway

[Tim CowChip]

Try this:

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pcmanfm --desktop-off &

in your ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh

[Dani745]

In the /.config/openbox folder I've got only lxde-rc.xml!

I've put an autostart file in /home/daniele/.config/lxsession/LXDE folder for Sypheed and Zim: is it the same to paste your line there?

[Tim CowChip]

I'm not sure if that would work. No harm in trying it, though. It should be

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@pcmanfm --desktop-off

for the LXDE autostart file.

I got this info from a script that is in my CTKArch install.

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#!/bin/sh
# Released under the WTFPL, without any warranty of any kind.

case "$1" in
        seticons)
                [ -z "$(grep -Eo "^pcmanfm --desktop" ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh)" ] &&
                (sed -i 's/#pcmanfm --desktop/pcmanfm --desktop/' ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
                pcmanfm --desktop &)
        ;;
        setnoicons)
                [ -n "$(grep -Eo "^pcmanfm --desktop" ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh)" ] &&
                (sed -i 's/^pcmanfm --desktop/#pcmanfm --desktop/g' ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
                pcmanfm --desktop-off &)
        ;;
        *)
                echo 'This script accepts the following arguments: seticons, setnoicons'
	;;
esac

You could place this script in /home/daniele/.scripts/deskicons.sh then copy

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<menu id="deskicons" label="Desktop icons">
				<item id="enabledeskicons" label="Enable desktop icons">
					<action name="Execute">
						<execute>
							~/.scripts/deskicons.sh seticons
						</execute>
					</action>
				</item>

into your /home/daniele/.config/openbox/menu.xml file.
First you would need to

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cp /etc/xdg/openbox/{rc.xml,menu.xml,autostart} /home/daniele/.config/openbox

rc.xml is the main configuration file. menu.xml defines the content of the right-click menu.

Its a good idea to install obconf and obmenu to easily edit these.

The desktop icons are a good way to launch frequently used apps if you're just running openbox. There isn't any panel with menu or launchers like with LXDE. You can create other *.desktop files like

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Icon=firefox
Name=Firefox
Exec=firefox
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false

and place them in your /home/daniele/Desktop folder

[Dani745]

[quote="Tim CowChip"]I'm not sure if that would work. No harm in trying it, though. It should be

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@pcmanfm --desktop-off

for the LXDE autostart file.

It does not work


also there is no /home/daniele/.scripts/ folder

[gapan]

That should only just disable all desktop icons anyway. Which you can already do by selecting the respective option when you right click on the desktop and select properties.

[Tim CowChip]

Open a terminal in your /home/daniel folder

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mkdir .scripts

while you've got a terminal open

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cp /etc/xdg/openbox/{rc.xml,menu.xml,autostart} /home/daniele/.config/openbox

then if you don't want desktop icons at all
add

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pcmanfm --desktop-off &

to your /home/daniel/.config/openbox/autostart file

or if you think you might like desktop icons
you can add a firefox.desktop file

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Icon=firefox
Name=Firefox
Exec=firefox
StartupNotify=true
Terminal=false

to your /home/daniel/Desktop folder

then if you want to be able to turn your desktop icons on and off

copy

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#!/bin/sh
# Released under the WTFPL, without any warranty of any kind.

case "$1" in
        seticons)
                [ -z "$(grep -Eo "^pcmanfm --desktop" ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh)" ] &&
                (sed -i 's/#pcmanfm --desktop/pcmanfm --desktop/' ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
                pcmanfm --desktop &)
        ;;
        setnoicons)
                [ -n "$(grep -Eo "^pcmanfm --desktop" ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh)" ] &&
                (sed -i 's/^pcmanfm --desktop/#pcmanfm --desktop/g' ~/.config/openbox/autostart.sh
                pcmanfm --desktop-off &)
        ;;
        *)
                echo 'This script accepts the following arguments: seticons, setnoicons'
   ;;
esac

into /home/daniel/.scripts folder naming it deskicons.sh
and edit /home/daniel/.config/openbox/menu.xml (preferably with obmenu) to run the script with

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<menu id="deskicons" label="Desktop icons">
            <item id="enabledeskicons" label="Enable desktop icons">
               <action name="Execute">
                  <execute>
                     ~/.scripts/deskicons.sh seticons
                  </execute>
               </action>
            </item>

Then you can turn your desktop icons on or off.

[Dani745]

OK thanks!!