Desktop Icons

[Keith Powell]

Mathias Brodala wrote:
> Hello Keith.
> 
>> The desktop icons are all just 'folders' and I would like to change them 
>> to the usual home, wastebin, etc, icons. Also, I would probably like to 
>> add a couple of new ones. But I can't find how to do it.
> 
> All icons on the desktop have to be placed in ~/Desktop. They will appear
> immediately.
> 
> 
> Regards, Mathias
> 

Hello Mathias.

Thank you for your reply.

Putting the icons in ~/Desktop doesn't solve my problem. I just get the 
desktop full of rows of icons and can't do anything with them! If I keep 
them inside a "fonts" folder, the folder appears on the desktop. Perhaps 
I didn't explain it very clearly - sorry!

At the moment, on the desktop there are a set of icons which look like 
folders. I would like to change them. For instance, I want the 'home' 
icon to be the standard 'house'. The 'wastebin' to be the standard icon 
which looks like a wastebin, and so on.

Usually, if I right click on the desktop icon and go to properties, the 
icon can be changed. But not with xfce.

Also, I can't find a way of adding any more desktop shortcuts - for 
example, a mail program and a web browser.

I have spent ages trying to sort it, but can't. I know that it's 
possible as I have looked at the desktops shown in the forum.

Thanks

Keith