Adding links to docky
Mark Lordan
i'm using docky :D i'm just seeking help about this, i'm not sure if
it can be done or not though. How could i , for example , add www.facebook.com
as a .html file or whatever to docky, as a quick launch button for the
site. I had this set up on rocketdock and it was very handy, and i'd
like to have the same with docky too.
Thanks, Mark.
Robert Dyer
Basically you will want to create a custom .desktop file (these type
of files are called 'launchers'). Create a text file (use GEdit or
some other text editor) and add something like this:
[Desktop Entry]
Version=1.0
Name=Facebook
Icon=firefox
Exec=firefox http://www.facebook.com/
Terminal=false
Type=Application
This assumes you use Firefox. And you might want to customize the
Icon. Then save this file (name it whatever you want, just make sure
the extension is .desktop) somewhere *where it will stay forever*.
I'd recommend tossing it into something like
~/.local/share/applications but make a note of where you saved it.
Then open Nautilus to that folder, find the launcher and drag it to
Docky. Everything should work from that point.
Note that you might get what seems like odd behavior after this, in
that if you also have a Firefox launcher on the dock then it will
group all the windows together under that. It might even group all of
your Firefox windows under the facebook icon... I honestly don't
remember, but expect some odd behavior in that regard.
- Robert
Barry van Oudtshoorn
The simplest way to do this would be to create a new launcher that
points to the URL. To do this:
1. Create a new folder somewhere to hold your links.
2. In this folder, create launchers of type "Location" which point to
the sites you want to jump to.
3. Drag each of these launchers onto Docky.
Now, these launchers will just load up your web browser, and won't
actually show that they're active. Clicking on them multiple times will
also result in multiple new tabs in your browser. You could look at
using something like Mozilla Chromeless (the evolution of Prism) to
counter this, if it bothers you.
Of course, you could always just pin Facebook as an app tab in Forefox,
or keep it in a separate Panorama group if it's too distracting. :)
- Barry
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Mark Lordan
Wow, what great advice! And very quick too. Thanks a million, will try this method tomorrow morning.
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