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List:       kde
Subject:    Re: kdelnk to a directory
From:       <pbrown () redhat ! com>
Date:       1999-05-03 3:30:05
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On Sun, 2 May 1999 mike.rolig@writeme.com wrote:

> Is there a way to have a kdelnk "point" to a directory.  I know this
> could be done with a symbolic link, but I'd like a "softer" link.  I'd
> like an icon on my desktop so I can quickly get to my home directory
> with kfm, but I don't want the nasty loop back to the parent directory
> that causes problems for automated programs that dive into directories
> recursively. If this can't be done currently it might be a good idea. 
> Maybe MS had some good ideas when they made their links really soft,
> maybe it would work best with both soft and really soft links, not just
> one or the other. 

Sure.  Create an Application-type KDElnk with this as the execute field:

kfmclient folder %u file:directory_name_here

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  Preston Brown                                    Systems Engineer
  pbrown@redhat.com                                Red Hat Software, Inc. 

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