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| 1443314 | 2017-12-12 20:05:00 | In Linux Mint Cinnamon, what is the operating difference between Applets, Emblems, Icons, Desklets etc. and what is the Microsoft equivalent of each of them? :confused: | B.M. (505) | ||
| 1443315 | 2017-12-12 20:45:00 | Someone asked the similar question, results: forums.linuxmint.com Dont know if its of any use. MS equivalent -- Apps or Icons at a guess /comparison. Seems all the designers are calling whats basically the same thing by different names ( just to add more confusion I suspect) or what ever is the latest "fad" ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1443316 | 2017-12-12 22:33:00 | Well I’m pleased I’m not the only one confused, but it gets worse, as it seems we have to add an “Extension” and “Widget” to the list? And if that isn’t bad enough, it seems a damn Gnome runs things! :D |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1443317 | 2017-12-12 22:34:00 | It's been quite a while since I used Cinnamon, so take this with a grain of salt! Desklets are similar to android Widgets An applet is something that performs an action (eg the Menu applet or the Show Desktop applet). They go on your menubar. Basically, everything on your menubar is an applet (I think). An Icon is the physical icon. So, the firefox logo for firefox, the multi coloured circle with a ball inside for chrome. An emblem is overlaid on top of the icon. (So a way of putting something extra onto an icon to make it more recognisable). |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1443318 | 2017-12-12 22:37:00 | Well I’m pleased I’m not the only one confused, but it gets worse, as it seems we have to add an “Extension” and “Widget” to the list? And if that isn’t bad enough, it seems a damn Gnome runs things! :D Widget = Desktlet (I think) Extensions add extra functionality to, or changes the looks of, the DE, similar to how an plugin works in a browser. Technically Gnome doesn't run things. Gnome is a DE written in GTK. Cinnamon is based off Gnome, although it has a significantly different look and feel. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1443319 | 2017-12-12 23:21:00 | And if that isn’t bad enough, it seems a damn Gnome runs things! :D This may help with understanding the relationship between Gnome and Cinnamon. www.makeuseof.com |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1443320 | 2017-12-13 00:58:00 | This may help with understanding the relationship between Gnome and Cinnamon. www.makeuseof.com Thanks Dave, that is an educational link, but I note some of the comments are quite old, going back to 2013, and may no longer be relevant given the speed of progress. Am I correct in thinking there are actually 3 Gnomes running things but only Gnome 3 applies to Cinnamon? :confused: Anyway, let’s cut to the chase and explain where I’m at. I’m very happy with Mint Cinnamon and aren’t interested in trying all the Linux variations. (It ain’t broke, so I won’t fix it.) Now what I’m trying to do in Windows speak is to turn a JPEG Picture into an Icon – place the Icon on the desktop – then attach to the Icon a short-cut. Very simple in Windows going back many moons. 1: I have to change the JPG to the Cinnamon equivalent of an Icon file for a start. (what is that?) 2: I have to then place it on the Desktop. 3: I have to the link/short-cut the Icon (or whatever) too the target. Shouldn’t be hard, and probably easy to find on Google, if I use the right terminology. :) |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1443321 | 2017-12-13 01:30:00 | The way to do this is: Right click on the desktop Click on 'Create a new launcher here' In the box that opens you input the name you want for your launcher in the top field The location of the binary (application) that you want to link to can be input into the second field or you can browse to it. You can also input a comment in the third field(I think it appears as a tip when you hover the cursor over the launcher) Then you can click on the square at the top left (it looks like a rocket) and browse to the icon you want .jpegs work fine, no need to change to any other file-type (ignore the tick box for launch in terminal unless the application needs to run in the terminal) |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1443322 | 2017-12-13 04:05:00 | Thanks Dave, but having a wee problem. Does this only work with Executable files, as opposed to Folders, Pictures and the like? I’ve tried it on Executables (Audacity) but still get the following message: “The executable is not valid. It can not be empty and Spaces in the path must be escaped with backslash (\) Well it looks right to me but doesn’t work. The rest seems to be fine as far a jpg Icon selection goes. The thing with the executables is they can be placed on the Desktop or Panel by just Righting Clicking their Icon/Emblem/Whatever in the Menu, and making a choice so they look after themselves. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1443323 | 2017-12-13 04:42:00 | With Audacity see first screen-shot for correct setup. For folders open folder in file browser, click and drag the folder name from the top navigation bar in file browser window to desktop and drop it there. (see second screen-shot) If you want to choose the icon at a later date, you can right click on the launcher or folder on the desktop and click on 'properties' (see last two screen-shots) |
KarameaDave (15222) | ||
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