A simple newbie question.

[Erik P. Olsen]

On 31/03/12 00:47, Gilbert Sullivan wrote:
> On 03/30/2012 06:29 PM, Erik P. Olsen wrote:
>> On 30/03/12 23:51, Michał Olber wrote:
>>> W dniu 2012-03-30 23:13, Erik P. Olsen pisze:
>>>> In gnome it is easy to add a launcher to the desktop by drag'ndrop
>>>> from the
>>>> menu onto the desktop. This method doesn't seem to work with xfce.
>>>>
>>>> So the question is now how do I add launchers to the desktop?
>
> I'm guessing that the fact that you see only the applications menu when
> you right-click on the desktop means that under Desktop Settings / Icons
> / Icon Type you have selected None. You probably need to set that to
> File/Launcher Icons. That should give you the higher level desktop menu
> (above Applications) that you need in order to create a Launcher.

Yes, that did it. I had the icons set to minimised.

> Beware that I am only a relative newcomer to Linux, and that I have had
> a few truly excellent beers this evening before reading your message and
> posting my response. (IOW, YMMV.)

May be I should have some of your excellent beers. It might help. Which brand is 
it? :-)

-- 
Erik