GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux User Guide

To Add a Launcher to the Desktop

A desktop launcher can start an application or link to a particular file, folder, FTP site, or URI location.

To add a launcher to your desktop, perform the following steps:

  1. Right-click on the desktop, then choose New Launcher. A Create Launcher dialog is displayed.

  2. For information on how to enter the properties of the launcher in the Create Launcher dialog, see Working With Panels. The command that you enter for the launcher is the command that is executed when you use the desktop object.