how do I copy one launcher to a second launcher?

[Nick Schermer]

On 2012-03-04 09:55, Mike Massonnet wrote:
> 2012/3/4 Todd And Margo Chester <toddandmargo at gmail.com>:
>> On 03/03/2012 06:19 PM, Greg Folkert wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sat, 2012-03-03 at 14:14 -0800, Todd And Margo Chester wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi All,
>>>>
>>>> I am using Xfce 4.8
>>>>
>>>> I have a launcher with about 43 items on it.  I would
>>>> like to make a copy of it to a blank launcher.  Then
>>>> prune the two down to size.
>>>>
>>>> How do I copy one launcher to a second launcher?
>>>
>>>
>>> Couldn't you just make a second launcher and pickup the items and 
>>> drop
>>> them on the second one?
>>>
>>> I guess maybe I'm not getting the idea.
>>
>>
>> I opened both launchers.  From the one with all the items, I
>> left mouse dragged it over to the unpopulated launcher.
>> The icon moves with the mouse, but when I let go of the
>> mouse, it slides back to where it came from.  Rats!
>
> It should work if you open the first launcher dialog, and then DND
> directly towards the second launcher in the panel (not the settings
> dialog). Hopefully.

No, the dialog does not provide a drag-source. Only way to do this is 
open the folder (~/.config/xfce4/panel/launcher-X) where the desktop 
files of the first launcher are stored in Thunar. Then open the 
properties of the second launcher and drop the Thunar files in the 
properties.

Nick