2008/9/3 TomW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Jim Allan wrote: > >> Erling Larsen wrote: >> >> I have to disagree. No matter if you are experienced or novice, the >>> question of desktopicons is about personally preferences, >>> I build my first pc in -86 or -87 and see my self as an experienced user. >>> I want icons for programs that i use often to be on the desktop, and the >>> programs that i use every day i put in the fast start bar. >>> In a way this is one of the things that opensource is about: That i can >>> use my computer in the way that i want, and not in the way that some >>> big company or experienced users tell me that i have to. >>> >> >> No. >> >> People (or companies) are allowed to write Open Source programs *any* way >> they want. Other people, may of course, change the programs, or port >> routines from one program into another program >> >> You are allowed to rewrite the program yourself if you want to. >> >> But you have no special right to *tell* others how they must write a >> program. >> >> In any case, supposedly OpenOffice.org version 3.0 will provide an icon >> for Writer on the desktop. And for the current version, there is no problem >> in simply dragging one or all of the icons off the menu and copying them as >> shortcuts to the desktop. >> >> Jim Allan >> >> Maybe it could be possible for the user to have the choice at the end of the installation process? There could be a preselected checkbox (this example would be appropriate for Ubuntu users, except that we usually use Synaptic or apt-get): Icons for starting OpenOffice.org applications ☒ Place icons on the desktop ☒ Place icons in the Applications → Office menu ☐ Place icons in the panel ☐ Place icons in a drawer in the panel …and maybe a few more options, depending on operating system/desktop manager. (by the way, I just love that drawer feature in Ubuntu, is that a Gnome thing or an Ubuntu thing? I don't remember seing that in Linux Mint, but maybe I just didn't look for it…) J.R.
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