topic title: [How to] get started with idesk
Posts: 1,081
OU812
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
#1
1. First you need to create a"global config" file. Copy and paste the following code into your favorite editor and save it as"~/.ideskrc".

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table Config
 FontName: tahoma
 FontSize: 8
 FontColor: #ffffff
 ToolTip.FontSize: 9
 ToolTip.FontName: gothic
 ToolTip.ForeColor: #0000FF
 ToolTip.BackColor: #FFFFFF
 ToolTip.CaptionOnHover: true
 ToolTip.CaptionPlacement: right
 Locked: false
 Transparency: 100
 Shadow: true
 ShadowColor: #000000
 ShadowX: 1
 ShadowY: 2
 Bold: false
 ClickDelay: 300
 IconSnap: true
 SnapWidth: 55
 SnapHeight: 100
 SnapOrigin: BottomRight
 SnapShadow: true
 SnapShadowTrans: 200
 CaptionOnHover: false
 CaptionPlacement: bottom
 FillStyle: FillHLine
 Background.File: image.jpg
 Background.Delay: 1
 Background.Source: ~/.idesktop/icons
 Background.Mode: Mirror
 Background.Color: #C2CCFF
end
table Actions
 Lock: control right doubleClk
 Reload: middle doubleClk
 Drag: left hold
 EndDrag: left singleClk
 Execute[0]: left doubleClk
 Execute[1]: right doubleClk
end
2. Now you need to create a folder for your icon definition files. Open a user terminal and enter

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mkdir ~/.idesktop/
3. Now open an editor and create a file for your icon definition. Each icon will need its own definition file. Here's and example definition for iceweasel:

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table Icon
     Caption: Iceweasel
     ToolTip.Caption: Web Browser
     Command: iceweasel
     Icon: /usr/share/pixmaps/iceweasel.png
     Width: 32
     Height: 32
     X: 30
     Y: 20
   end
Save the file as"~/.idesktop/iceweasel.lnk". Again, you will need a separate file for each of your icons.

Tip: once an icon is created, you can reposition it anywhere on the desktop and the idesk file will be automatically updated with the new coordinates of the icon.

4. To enable idesk at startup, add the following entry to your ~/.icewm/startup (or fluxbox startup) file:

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idesk > /dev/null & # start idesk - desktop icon manager
john
Posts: 29
danish
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
#2
OU812 wrote:

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idesk > /dev/null & # start idesk - desktop icon manager
john
Thank you so much for that easy to follow step-by-step guide (I couldn't figure out how to save the files in the right place directly, however it was easy to move the files later). I now have idesk starting up automatically with an iceweasel icon. However, I had to start Conky manually - could I add a line similar to that of idesk to have conky start automatically at boot?
Posts: 1,081
OU812
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
#3
Add this to your startup file:

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conky &
john
Posts: 1,081
OU812
Joined: 29 Sep 2007
#4
If you're interested in using idesk for displaying icons of mountable devices, then please visit this thread:


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john
Posts: 29
danish
Joined: 18 Nov 2008
#5
OU812 wrote:If you're interested in using idesk for displaying icons of mountable devices, then please visit this thread:

use-idesk-for-mounting-devices-t900.html

john
Actually, I was just beginning to wonder about that. Is it also possible to auto-create links to downloads on the desktop?