How do I create file/launcher icons?

[LaPeq FCI]

2006/8/12, Timothy White <xfce.users at weirdo.bur.st>:
> On 8/12/06, LaPeq FCI <lapeqmack at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I know this may sound quite idiot but i don't know how to create
> > application's shortcuts on the desktop. I mean, i don't want minimized
> > things to appear as icons and changed it to file/launcher icons but
> > nothing appears in the desktop where and how do i create these icons,
> > please?
>
> Find a ".desktop" file and drag it to ~/Desktop
> IIRC, once you have an icon on the desktop (you can just create an
> empty file in that folder), you can right click it, and there is a
> create new launcher option.
>
> Tim

Thank you!

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