On Tue, 29 May 2012 12:14:10 +0100 Lisi <lisi.reisz@...> wrote: > Hello all! > > Next problem (a minor one this time): how do I put an icon of an application > on the desktop when the application is not in the menu? > > The application is definitely there; it can be started from the launcher. But > Kappfinder doesn't find it and it isn't in the menu. > > In case it is relevant, the required icon is a shortcut to Evince on TDE > 3.5.13 on Debian Squeeze. Right-click on the desktop, select Create New... > Link to Application from the context menu, and enter the command in the appropriate box in the Application tab in the resulting dialogue. (If it doesn't work the first time, you many need the full path to the application and/or to fill out the Working Directory box as well.) Then configure the name and icon for the desktop entry in the General tab.